Consultant in Renal Surgery
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Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of substantive Consultant Renal Surgeon (10 PAs) to join our Renal Surgery Team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB)at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population.
The successful candidate will join a team of 7 other consultants at the QEHB site who provide an outpatient and surgical service. The unit is currently performing around 180-200 kidney transplants annually including an active live donor kidney program.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who is skilled in team working and communication who will be expected to work within a multi-disciplinary medical & surgical team to deliver renal transplant, Dialysis Surgery and Parathyroid surgery. The post holder will contribute to the elective and emergency service with a 1:7 on call rota.
Applicants must be registered on the GMC Specialist Register and should have FRCS (or equivalent).
Applicants are invited to contact Mr Nicholas Inston (Clinical Service Lead) 0121 371 3714 or email Nicholas.inston@uhb.nhs.uk
To apply for this post complete the online application form on www.jobs.nhs.uk enter reference 304-21C006 into keyword search field, you must also email your current CV to christine.pickering@uhb.nhs.uk quoting reference number 304-21C006 by the closing date 2 WEEKS POST ADVERT DATE.
Main duties of the job
1. As a consultant the appointee will have full responsibilities for patients under his/her 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.
SPECIFIC
*Contribution to delivery and support of the parathyroid service
*Maintenance and development of the cadaveric transplant programme
*Contribution and support to the living donor transplant program
*Delivery and development of vascular access surgery including complex and hybrid procedure
*Support for the peritoneal dialysis service
*Quality improvement and / or research activities in transplantation and vascular access
*Contributing to the postgraduate and undergraduate training commitments of the unit.
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;
- Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://birminghamandsolihullcovidvaccine.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Details
Date posted
12 July 2022
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£84,559 to £114,003 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
304-TB-1066028
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
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