Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact:
Dr Madeleine Vernon
Lead Clinician in Renal Medicine
madeleinevernon1@nhs.net
0113 2064442
Why you should join our Team To assist with the management of the increasing workload in renal medicine across Leeds and surrounding areas, and to provide, with consultant colleagues, a service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of renal disease.
To provide a complementary or enhancing special interest to those of the other Consultant Nephrologists in Leeds.
To work with colleagues to devise ways to benefit renal services through the closer integration of the Leeds renal service with primary care.
To share responsibility (with eight other consultant nephrologists) for the care of the Trust’s chronic haemodialysis patients, with specific responsibility for supervising the care of patients who dialyse at the satellite unit in Seacroft
To share with consultant colleagues responsibility for the staffing of specific renal outpatient clinics as per renal consultant team job plan.
To contribute to the care of patients following renal transplantation
To share out-of-hours clinical responsibilities with colleagues by participating in the renal consultant on call rota (1:15 for renal 24 hours)
To participate in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees within the department.
To contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Trust.
To develop appropriate research interests that will benefit the clinical service provided.
To demonstrate a willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels.
What you will bring to the role This is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant Nephrologist, with special interests in renal transplant. The successful applicant will be employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), and will work alongside existing consultants and contribute to the running of the renal service.
The renal service is based at St James’s University Hospital, and provides high quality care for the population of Leeds and the surrounding area and is the regional centre for renal transplantation. Although the main renal unit is within the St James’s University Hospital site; the renal service also has an outreach service providing nephrological review and dialysis support to inpatients at the Leeds General Infirmary.
The main renal unit at St James’s University Hospital has 42 inpatient beds on two wards, which provide inpatient care for nephrology, dialysis and renal transplant patients. This post will make a contribution to General (Internal) Medicine.
There is a 26 station outpatient dialysis unit, a 5 station inpatient dialysis unit, and an outpatient peritoneal dialysis unit on the St James’s Hospital site. The haemodialysis service also has a 32 station haemodialysis unit at Seacroft hospital site in Leeds, and satellite dialysis units in Halifax, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Pontefract and Beeston.
The renal unit provides support for approximately 690 patients receiving haemodialysis, 74 receiving peritoneal dialysis, 26 on home haemodialysis and 1200 renal transplant patients. In the past two years over 350 acute renal transplants were performed.
The post holder will contribute to the care of nephrology patients take on the responsibility for the supervision of a cohort of haemodialysis patients and will undertake outpatient nephrology clinics and low clearance clinics in Leeds. They will also participate in the renal on call rota.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
