Job summary
- Main area
- Renal
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 318-24-LOCCONSR&GIM
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Renal and General Internal Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
We wish to appoint a new consultant colleague to join our Renal service at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT). Our Renal base, and the base for this post, is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
This is a general nephrology post with a significant GIM inpatient component and a 1 in 6 on call for the renal wards and renal referrals.
We are one of the largest Foundation Trusts in England with opportunities for new collaborative developments in line with the Renal Services Transformation Programme and GIRFT. We have an active Regional Operational Delivery network and have established a Renal Clinical Programme Group within our new ICS.
As a senior employee of our Trust you will work in close co-operation with and support, not just other clinical professionals, but also our managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to our patients.
Main duties of the job
4 to ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service
4 to provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same task
4 to sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
4 to work in accordance with our trust’s procedures and operating policies
4 to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division and our Trust
4 to work within the framework of team decisions
4 to take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community both NHS and social services
4 to show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility
Working for our organisation
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients’ lives by joining our team.
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for everyone, and pledge to reflect it in our workplace. We firmly believe that a rich mix of experiences & backgrounds are vital to shaping a stronger organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities
We expect the post-holder to develop and lead a robust service in order to provide high quality care to patients with kidney disease and medical inpatients in a timely manner:
4 to be responsible for inpatients on a rota basis, currently 1 week in 6 on-call on ward 7b and 1 week in 6 on ward 7a (Monday-Friday).
4 to be responsible for providing advice and input to patients with renal problems referred by other specialties when on-call or when attending a clinic at Cheltenham General Hospital
4 to provide advice regarding patients with renal problems referred by GPs and other staff (eg pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners etc) including via Cinapsis and Advice and Guidance as needed
4 to provide outpatient clinics, currently approximately 3 per week, in CGH, GRH and Dursley
4 to review new patients to the renal wards during on-call weekends as well as potential discharges or those causing concern
4 to be available to review or advise regarding renal patients in ED or SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care) in a timely manner when on-call
4 to lead with on development of Home Therapies, including expansion of our Home Haemodialysis programme, working alongside our specialist nurses and dialysis provider
4 to contribute to consultant-led procedure lists. This includes medical PD tube insertion, for which separate training can be arranged if needed.
4 to conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of our Division’s and Trust’s agreed objectives
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full General Medical Council Registration
- MRCP
Desirable criteria
- Higher Degree
- Teaching Qualification or Management/Leadership Qualification
Quality Improvement, Teaching and Research
Essential criteria
- Participation in successful quality improvement projects
- Must have an interest in teaching all grades of hospital and professional staff
- Track record of critical reading
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable criteria
- Training in and experience of leading quality improvement projects
- Practical experience in teaching posts
- Plans for possible ongoing research projects relevant to service
- Experience as co-investigator in NIHR approved trials. Current Good Clinical Practice training
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven clinical skills in Renal and General Medicine and in leading a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience and interest in home dialysis therapies
Desirable criteria
- Experience in medical PD insertion
- Additional experience in aspects of renal disease, e.g. conservative and palliative care
Management and Administrative Skills
Essential criteria
- Willing and able to work with colleagues in other specialities, professions and roles to ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and reliable service
- Familiar with clinical governance
- Willingness to accept responsibility and provide leadership
- Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS
- Determination to have a key role in establishing and developing the service
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical governance
- Experience of protocol / pathway development and change management
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexibility and willingness to share clinical responsibility for patients
- Conscientiousness to ensure careful transfer of care
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical, academic and managerial colleagues
- Able to work as a team member
- Ability to self-motivate
Desirable criteria
- Ability to think laterally
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jim Moriarty
- Job title
- Renal Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03004228298
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