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Job summary

Main area
Nephrology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent: Substantive
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (10)
Job ref
343-CON-245
Employer
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Helier
Town
Carshalton
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 PA Excl LW
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/02/2025 23:59
Interview date
03/03/2025

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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Consultant Nephrologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant


"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.  We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.  This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.  When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values" 


 

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.  We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.  This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.  When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview

10 PA Consultant Nephrologist

 

You would be joining a team of 24 nephrologists with a wide range of clinical and research interests working out of the regional renal unit based at St Helier, providing renal care throughout South London and Surrey 

 

Based at St Helier Hospital with two days a week spent providing outreach general nephrology clinics, including a weekly clinic and renal advice at Royal Surrey Hospital, including weekly advanced kidney care clinic and multidisciplinary team meeting, and providing care for a cohort of haemodialysis patients based at Sutton Satellite Unit.

 

All the nephrology consultants based at St Helier contribute to care of renal inpatients, with a hot week, currently every six weeks. The appointee would also be required to carry out ward-rounds at the weekend on the same basis and be available for one in 12 nights on call from home. The job plan has 1.5 SPAs allocated for revalidation, appraisal, audit and CPD time. In addition, there is a further 0.5 SPA time allocated for the new consultant to become involved in educational supervision of the renal middle grade doctors or in supporting them in carrying out renal procedures.  The job plan enables time to attend unit histopathology meetings, seminars, grand rounds and journal clubs and we are supportive of the postholder developing their own interest in association with the needs of the unit

 

AAC Interview Date: Monday 3rd March 2025

Main duties of the job

Please see the job description for a specific breakdown of the main duties of this role, this is detailed in the job description and the person specification of the role.  

The role is a substantive 10 PA post and has been approved by the RCP. 

AAC Interview Date: Monday 3rd March 2025

 

 

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust offers an extensive range of services, including cancerpathologysurgery, and gynaecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital.

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the above, this is detailed in the job description and the person specification of the role.  

This is a 10 PA locum post. 

 

 

Person specification

Qualifications and training

Essential criteria
  • Medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
  • Entered onto the GMC Specialist Registrar or within 6 months of obtaining CCT/CCST or equivalent
  • Approprirate higher medical qualification eg MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research

Clinical experience

Essential criteria
  • High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
  • Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for the speciality including renal biopsy and line insertion

Management and administrative

Essential criteria
  • Audit/research
  • Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CCST
  • Supervision of postgraduate trainees
  • Personal time management
  • knowledge of principles of clinical governance
  • Able to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists
Desirable criteria
  • Familiar with issues of service organisation and development

Teaching and experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
  • Able to each clinical skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/postgraduates
  • Experience of supervising junior doctors
  • Experience of teaching lay groups
  • Able to supervise postgraduate research

Research experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to contribute to change management
  • Able to apply research findings to clinical problems
  • Able to critically review research
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in peer reviewed journals

Personal attributes

Essential criteria
  • Able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Able to work in partnership to deliver a patient-centred focus
  • Demonstrates an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Enquiring, critical approach to work
  • Able to communicate with patients and relatives
  • Commitment to continuing professional development
  • Willing to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional and national levels
  • Willing to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service
  • Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingNational Preceptorship Quality MarkDisability Advice Line

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Ginny Quan
Job title
Joint Divisional Medical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0208 296 4803
Additional information

Dr Fiona Harris or Dr Ginny Quan,  Divisional Medical Directors - Renal Services. 

Telephone: 0208 296 2283.

[email protected] or [email protected]

 

 

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