Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly respected Renal team providing comprehensive Renal services across East, West and North Kent as we continue to expand and innovate.
Our team supports leadership and transformation programmes across the organisation and has a diverse and vibrant research portfolio encompassing basic sciences (collaboration with Medway School of Pharmacy), epidemiology (collaboration with University of Kent) and clinical research across the spectrum of renal diseases. We recruit to NIHR Portfolio studies supported by a team of research nurses. We work closely with other specialties and offer opportunities to combine specialties.
This role provides additional opportunities including leading new service developments such as renal hot clinics and quality improvement projects. Research and post‑accreditation studies (PAs) in education are also available, supporting King’s College Hospital and the Kent and Medway Medical Schools. We offer a forward‑thinking approach to flexible working and portfolio careers.
Responsibilities
- Provide a consultant‑delivered service for in‑patient renal medicine on Marlowe ward at Kent and Canterbury Hospital (1month every5months)
- Participate in a 1 in 10 renal on‑call rota
- Provide outpatient care in the following specialist areas:
- Monthly peritoneal dialysis clinics at Margate and K&C, providing support for the home therapies nursing team
- Fortnightly advanced kidney care clinics at K&C
- Fortnightly general nephrology clinics based at K&C
- Weekly renal hot clinic and general nephrology clinics at Margate
- Monthly renal transplant clinics at Margate
- Haemodialysis cover at Margate for a morning, afternoon and twilight shift (soon to be opened) in an 11‑station satellite dialysis unit
- Provide in‑reach support for referrals at Margate and K&C
- Contribute to teaching and supervision of renal resident trainees, including training and supervision of native and transplant kidney biopsies, and insertion and removal of permanent and temporary dialysis catheters
- Provide referral support to other clinical specialists from the community and from trusts across Kent
- Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement work, mortality reviews and other departmental clinical governance activities to support appraisal and revalidation
- Support Renal Inpatient Services; renal on calls; new renal rapid assessment hot clinics to provide admission avoidance and early discharge to support acute front‑door services; outpatient management of nephrology, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients; teaching within the department and the wider organisation
- Additional duties may include undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervising procedures, developing new services such as LA PD and supporting Home Therapies transformation
Qualifications
- Full registration with the GMC; membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent; entry on the GMC specialist register for Renal Medicine via CCT (proposed CCT date within 6 months of interview) or relevant CESR SCE in Renal
- Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
- Wide knowledge, competence and experience in all areas of inpatient and outpatient renal medicine
- Higher degree (MD/PhD or equivalent)
- Previous NHS experience
- Clinical Governance experience, including morbidity and mortality review and evidence of audit of own practice
- Medical education qualification or equivalent; Train the Trainers experience
Trust Overview
The Trust has five hospitals providing a wide range of high‑quality services and opportunities for innovation. The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford offers district general hospital services and regional specialties, including a nationally best‑performing trauma unit. The Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate provides district general services, while Kent & Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury is a specialist services hub offering adult medical care, inpatient renal, urology and vascular services and robotic surgery.
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