Consultant Nephrologist
The closing date is 16 May 2026
This is a substantive Consultant Nephrologist post based primarily at King's College Hospital and the Princess Royal University Hospital, providing high-quality renal care across inpatient, outpatient and dialysis services.
The postholder will deliver specialist care in chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, haemodialysis and immunological renal disorders, while contributing to service development and transformation. Responsibilities include clinical leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, teaching and training, research, clinical governance and participation in the on‑call rota. The role supports excellence in patient care, innovation and education within a major teaching Trust serving a diverse population across South East London.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Nephrologist will deliver high-quality specialist renal care across inpatient, outpatient and dialysis services, with a focus on chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, general nephrology and our specialist immunology clinic. The individual will contribute to renal procedures (dialysis lines and biopsies) for the department.
The role will be based at King's College Hospital Denmark Hill site and also Princess Royal University Hospital Site, and the Sydenham haemodialysis unit.
The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams, providing expert clinical supervision to resident doctors in clinical / educational supervisory roles as well as day to day clinical support.
The postholder will participate in renal on‑call and cross‑site clinical duties, contribute to teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and support research, audit and quality improvement initiatives, as well as unit risk and governance processes.
Key qualities include strong clinical expertise in nephrology, leadership and communication skills, resilience, teamwork, and a commitment to patient‑centred care, governance, education and innovation.
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- 11. Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
- 22. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short‑term sickness as detailed in your contract.
- 33. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
- 44. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
- 55. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.
- 66. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.
- 77. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
- 88. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
- 99. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
- 110. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post‑qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
- 111. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
- 112. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
- 113. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
- 114. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence‑based practice and maintaining patient safety.
- 115. King's is committed to providing Consultant led 7‑day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Administration
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of Renal services in a busy Teaching Hospital
- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
- Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Qualifications
- Full MRCP
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
- Full Registration with GMC
- Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Training and Experience
- Wide experience in all aspects of Renal Medicine culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or completed portfolio pathway application
Management and Leadership
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi‑disciplinary teams
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
- Audit Publications
Research and Publications
- Experience of clinical research
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Renal medicine
Teaching
- Experience of undergraduate and post‑graduate teaching and exam preparation
- Teaching skills course/qualification
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.
£109,725 to £145,478 a year excl. London Zone Allowance.
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