Consultant Nephrologist

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Applications are warmly invited from energetic and enthusiastic candidates to join our team at Heartlands Hospital, alongside 12 Consultant Nephrologists providing integrated Renal Services for people living in East Birmingham and its surroundings, as part of the wider Nephrology department at University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB).
UHB is the largest single NHS provider of nephrology care in the UK with a catchment population of 1.7 million serving a highly diverse community, including areas with some of the highest incident and prevalent rates for end-stage renal disease in the UK. At Heartlands, we deliver comprehensive renal services locally and regionally, and are committed to providing patient care and professional development of the highest standards. We have a large dialysis program (over 470 HD, over 100 PD) and follow-up around 200 transplant patients. We also provide the regional Hypertension service across UHB footprint.
We are proud of our multi-disciplinary working model, with many CNS led clinics. Practical procedural work (including medical PD tube placement), education and research opportunities will be available to interested candidates. Sub-speciality interests are encouraged, but not required for these posts. We contribute to the ongoing care of General Medical patients within our footprint, optional sessions in Acute Internal Medicine are available for any candidates wishing to continue a front-door Medical commitment.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
Our New Consultant colleagues will join us providing care across our service. Inpatient duties are covered by 2 duty colleagues, resulting in an approximately 1:5 inpatient commitment. Out-of-hours working is undertaken 1:12, including overnight (non-resident) and weekend (both resident and non-resident) sessions. Middle-grade cover is provided 8am – 8pm, 7 days per week.
Dialysis unit cover will be an integral part of the role, candidates with interest in both PD and HD are warmly encouraged to apply. Outpatient clinics are spread across our 3 sites (Heartlands, Good Hope, Solihull), involvement with sub-speciality clinics (including Hypertension, Advanced Kidney Care) may be available for interested and experienced candidates. Procedural sessions (including biopsy/line supervision, PD tube placement) may be available for interested and experienced candidates.
Our unit is research active, with participation in a wide selection of topic areas. Educational and Clinical supervision is supported by all departmental colleagues. Participation in our weekly educational meetings, M+M, Renal biopsy and other meetings is expected, as part of our commitment to excellence in patient care.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
The appointee will be expected to work as part of the Consultant team and contribute to the development
of the department. The appointee will work closely with nursing, managerial and medical colleagues to provide high quality healthcare for patients.
* Provision of a first class clinical service for patients
* Provision of leadership to all staff both in clinical and non-clinical settings
* Appetite for professional self-development and innovation
* Excellent communication skills and self-awareness.
* Emotional resilience
GENERAL:
1.As a Consultant the appointee will have full responsibilities for patients under their care within the context of a multidisciplinary team structure.
2.The appointee will share clinical responsibility with colleagues in running the clinical work of the department
3.The appointee will play a role in meeting the department’s contracted obligations for the provision of renal services and in ensuring that the overall performance of the unit meets the quality criteria agreed with the purchasing consortia.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
*GMC Registration
*CCT / CESR in Renal Medicine
*CCT / CESR in General Medicine
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.Location: Birmingham