Junior Clinical Fellow in Renal Medicine and Transplantation

Job summary

The Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation in the Royal London Hospital is one of the biggest and most dynamic Renal units in the country and receives excellent ratings in the GMC trainee survey.

We provide a comprehensive tertiary renal service for East London. These services encompass general nephrology, acute kidney injury (AKI), haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, transplantation, low clearance and supportive care. We also have a number of specialist areas of interests relating to renal disease, including cardiovascular disease, diabetic kidney disease, liver disease, HIV, lupus/vasculitis, transitional medicine, membranous nephropathy, podocyte diseases and renal obstetrics.

The junior medical team comprises four IMTs, two SHO grade clinical fellows, three FY2s and one FY1. In addition to 10 clinical registrars and research registrars. There are 17 Consultant Physicians and 7 Consultant Surgeons. The SHOs cover Renal Services at The Royal London Hospital. The post is split into periods as a ward SHO (9E and 9F), Renal HDU and on call (long days, nights and weekends)

Main duties of the job

During your time in the unit we would aim to provide you with a broad experience in the basics of nephrology and the opportunity to develop this further if you wish. This will be through your routine work on the wards and on-call, formal teaching, regular attendance at the unit academic meetings, and participation in journal club, as well as through opportunity to attend specialist clinics.

Renal medicine is a demanding specialty and our patients are often complex and sick. The wards and the on calls are busy but we have a strong team ethos and work together to achieve the best for our patients. We ensure you are well supported at all times and that clinical and educational supervision is of a high standard.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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