Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a consultant transplant surgeon to join our existing team of five renal transplant surgeons in delivering the high-quality service that has been established at the Royal Free. The service consists of daily consultant-led ward rounds, transplant/specialist clinics and operating lists. The successful applicant will be encouraged to maintain a subspecialist interest; with opportunities available in live donor surgery, robotic surgery, dialysis access surgery, endocrine surgery and urology.
The post holder will provide a comprehensive service in renal transplantation while participating in a 1:6 kidney transplant on-call rota and 1:8 weekend on-call for multi-organ retrieval. They will be expected to contribute to clinical research, quality improvement and audit.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be required to work as a renal transplant surgeon and preferably be involved in other sub-specialist areas that will complement the interests of the department.
- The post holder must have the necessary skills to work as a specialist surgeon in Multi-Organ Retrieval.
- Duties require flexibility in job plan arrangements to ensure continuity of services with leave of other staff. Operating lists will need to be covered outside the specified job plan to ensure live donor transplants and vascular access lists proceed when the designated surgeon is away, to ensure targets in these priority areas are met. These arrangements will be agreed in advance to prioritise activity during absences of other staff.
- The post-holder will be expected to contribute to teaching, including undergraduate teaching, and the teaching and professional development of junior medical staff.
- The post holder will participate in the unit's audit, governance and research programmes, and in supervision and teaching of the junior medical staff and medical students.
- The post-holder will be expected to share in the administrative responsibilities of the departments and participate in the R&D programmes of the department.
- The appointee will work with existing consultants and colleagues in management to meet current NHS targets for waiting times and quality
- On call
About us
The hospital has a long and proud history in the field of renal dialysis and transplantation. The first three kidney transplants at the Royal Free were done between 1959 and 1960, including the first non-sibling live donor transplant in the UK using an immune suppressant.
The Department of Nephrology & Transplantation was established in 1966. The current ward configuration is two 28 bed wards and shared space in a dedicated 24 hr stay surgery ward and a procedures ward.
The department performs over 120 renal transplants per annum and manages around 1450 kidney transplant maintenance patients. The laparoscopic donor nephrectomy program for living donors started in 2005, with around 30 live donor transplants performed per year. There is a robot assisted renal transplant program, which commenced in December 2016. There are a few patients each year who receive combined liver and kidney transplants, as well as local options for islet or islet after kidney transplantation. There are strong links with the Royal Free and UCH urology departments.
The dialysis program manages c. 800 haemodialysis patients in 4 dialysis centres. The peritoneal dialysis program consists of around 190 patients. Renal surgery outpatient clinics are held in the Kidney and Urology Centre and in satellite hospitals. They currently comprise dialysis access clinics, transplant pre-assessment, live donor assessment, acute transplant follow up, transplant consent clinic and a transplant urology clinic.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to work as a renal transplant surgeon, including minimal access live donor surgery, and preferably be involved in other sub-specialist areas that will complement the interests of the department
The post holder may be offered the opportunity to work as a specialist surgeon in Multi-Organ Retrieval, should that reflect their interests.
Duties require flexibility in job plan arrangements to ensure continuity of services with leave of other staff. Operating lists and occasionally clinics will need to be covered outside the specified job plan to ensure live donor transplants and vascular access lists proceed when the designated surgeon is away. This is to ensure targets in these priority areas are met. These arrangements will be agreed in advance to prioritise activity during absences of other staff.
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to teaching, including undergraduate teaching, and the teaching and professional development of junior medical staff.
The post-holder will be expected to share in the administrative responsibilities of the departments and participate in the R & D programmes of the department.
The appointee will work with existing consultants and colleagues in management to meet current NHS targets for waiting times and quality.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to work as a renal transplant surgeon, including minimal access live donor surgery, and preferably be involved in other sub-specialist areas that will complement the interests of the department
The post holder may be offered the opportunity to work as a specialist surgeon in Multi-Organ Retrieval, should that reflect their interests.
Duties require flexibility in job plan arrangements to ensure continuity of services with leave of other staff. Operating lists and occasionally clinics will need to be covered outside the specified job plan to ensure live donor transplants and vascular access lists proceed when the designated surgeon is away. This is to ensure targets in these priority areas are met. These arrangements will be agreed in advance to prioritise activity during absences of other staff.
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to teaching, including undergraduate teaching, and the teaching and professional development of junior medical staff.
The post-holder will be expected to share in the administrative responsibilities of the departments and participate in the R & D programmes of the department.
The appointee will work with existing consultants and colleagues in management to meet current NHS targets for waiting times and quality.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Eligible for GMC registration
- Specialist skills in multi-organ retrieval
- Membership of relevant Royal College or equivalent
- FRCS(UK) or equivalent
- Formal training in renal transplantation and dialysis access surgery
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and willingness to be personally accountable for actions
- The authority, decision-making skills etc needed to lead a multidisciplinary team in a complex environment
- Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff
- Strong oral and written communications skills in English
- Ability to build good relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation
- Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, the public and colleagues and treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account any diversity issues
- Willingness and skills to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour and if necessary, escalate
- Strong teaching skills and experience
- Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload
- Awareness and understanding of health, safety and security issues for self and others
Other requirements
Essential
- Committed to personal development and learning on the job.
- Commitment to high standards of ethics, personal integrity and probity
- Team player
- Motivated to do an excellent job to best of ability
Desirable Criteria
Desirable
- Experience and qualifications in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
- Postgraduate degree (M.D. or PhD)
- Management experience
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Eligible for GMC registration
- Specialist skills in multi-organ retrieval
- Membership of relevant Royal College or equivalent
- FRCS(UK) or equivalent
- Formal training in renal transplantation and dialysis access surgery
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and willingness to be personally accountable for actions
- The authority, decision-making skills etc needed to lead a multidisciplinary team in a complex environment
- Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff
- Strong oral and written communications skills in English
- Ability to build good relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation
- Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, the public and colleagues and treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account any diversity issues
- Willingness and skills to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour and if necessary, escalate
- Strong teaching skills and experience
- Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload
- Awareness and understanding of health, safety and security issues for self and others
Other requirements
Essential
- Committed to personal development and learning on the job.
- Commitment to high standards of ethics, personal integrity and probity
- Team player
- Motivated to do an excellent job to best of ability
Desirable Criteria
Desirable
- Experience and qualifications in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
- Postgraduate degree (M.D. or PhD)
- Management experience
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
