Consultant Renal Transplant and Vascular Access Surgeon

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

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Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Renal Transplant and Vascular Access Surgeon at the Wessex Kidney Centre based in Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

The successful candidate will join the current team of six consultants based in Portsmouth and providing dialysis access and renal transplant services to the surrounding hospitals. The post-holder will be expected to have experience of and to participate in the whole range of renal transplant and access services, both elective and emergency.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will primarily be responsible for the in-patient and out-patient care of patients undergoing live donor surgery, renal transplant surgery and dialysis related surgery including complex vascular access both in the elective and emergency settings. The clinics are mainly based on the Queen Alexandra Hospital (QA) site, but may be in outlying hospitals in the future. All surgery is currently performed on the QA site, but again may be done in outlying hospitals in the future. The surgery will involve GA and LA lists and emergency on call covering dialysis related problems as well as renal transplantation and in the renal patient population.

The on-call service works with a Surgeon of the Week (SOW) covering from Friday midday for 7 days including the weekend. The weekday nights are covered by other members of the team. During this period there are no elective commitments. The only fixed commitments during this week are the acute transplant follow up clinics on Monday and Thursday mornings.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Date posted

12 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

REF515Q

Job locations

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

PO6 3LY

Job description

Job responsibilities

There are currently renal surgical clinics on Monday mornings and Thursday afternoons. There are vascular access clinics on Friday mornings and once a month on the Isle of Wight. There are renal GA lists every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings and a renal LA list alternate Monday afternoons and every Friday morning. This post holder would be allocated an almost equal share of the available lists to fit in with on call and elective non-operating commitments as well as other clinical commitments. The successful candidate would be expected to work flexibly and provide prospective cover for leave.

The post-holder will be expected to clinically supervise the junior surgical staff within the department. This currently includes one physicians associate, 3 middle grade junior surgical trainees, a core trainee and year 2 foundation doctor (who also have commitments on the general surgery rota). Opportunities for other more focused educational roles may become available with appropriate training.

The renal and urology services at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) only provide services for adult patients. Transition of paediatric renal and transplant patients from Southampton General Hospital happens when the patient is 18 years of age. With appropriate training, surgical involvement in these transition clinics may be possible.

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has increasingly strong links with the University of Portsmouth as well as the University of Southampton. The Wessex Kidney Centre is regularly one of the largest recruiters of patients to portfolio/NIHR studies in the country. The transplant patients that the unit covers are rarely involved in these studies and therefore offers huge potential for future research projects. There are opportunities for clinical and scientific research.

The post is initially 10 PAs.

Supporting Professional Activities

Sufficient SPA and administration time is included to fulfil the role (2 PAs).

This will be subject to review in job planning meetings not more than 12 months after appointment and annually thereafter.

Key Responsibilities:

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, surgery inpatient and outpatient care of patients undergoing renal transplant surgery and dialysis related surgery including complex vascular access both in the elective and emergency settings. The clinics are mainly based on the QA site but may be in outlying hospitals in the future. All surgery is currently performed on the QA site, but again may be done in outlying hospitals in the future. The surgery will involve GA and LA lists and emergency on call covering dialysis and transplant related problems.

Mentoring will be provided to the successful applicant.

Please note the Job Plan is pending Royal College Approval.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post is initially 10 PAs.

Supporting Professional Activities

Sufficient SPA and administration time is included to fulfil the role (2 PAs).

This will be subject to review in job planning meetings not more than 12 months after appointment and annually thereafter.

Key Responsibilities:

Mentoring will be provided to the successful applicant.

Please note the Job Plan is pending Royal College Approval.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
An appropriate higher surgical qualification
Evidence of a transplant fellowship is desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Higher professional training in renal transplantation

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrable skills and experience of elective and emergency renal transplantation and access surgery
Understanding of clinical risk management
Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge related to renal transplantation and dialysis access
Experience of managing SPK patients
Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
IT skills
Effective, confident presentation ability
Experience in and outside speciality

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
An appropriate higher surgical qualification
Evidence of a transplant fellowship is desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Higher professional training in renal transplantation

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrable skills and experience of elective and emergency renal transplantation and access surgery
Understanding of clinical risk management
Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge related to renal transplantation and dialysis access
Experience of managing SPK patients
Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
IT skills
Effective, confident presentation ability
Experience in and outside speciality

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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