Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Colchester Hospital.
We are inviting applications for a full-time post, Consultant in Renal Medicine.
Full registration with the General Medical Council and being listed on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT date at time of interview.
Main duties of the job
The renal consultants currently work on a rotational base providing inpatient care with the support of a FY1 and an IMT trainee, dialysis management and 7 general nephrology clinics (7 in Colchester and 2 in Clacton) as well as 3 low clearance clinics.
This is an exciting time to join the renal team as major changes are planned. The Colchester and Ipswich renal team will join forces to form a single department in order to improve patient care and resource management.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work with the existing team in delivering a high qualify nephrology service:
Provide in-patient care on a rotational base
Provide care for dedicated HD patients
Provide sessions flexibly to cover commitments of colleagues when they are on leave or on call
Support the anaemia team
Participate in the on-call rota 1:4
Participate in the various departmental meetings
Participate in the assessment of outpatient referrals and A&G requests
Play a full part in the teaching and training commitments of the department
Participate in the process of clinical governance, including clinical audit
The successful candidate is expected to play a major role in establishing the transplant follow up service in Colchester and provide care to the transplant patients with the help of the other consultants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work with the existing team in delivering a high qualify nephrology service:
Provide in-patient care on a rotational base
Provide care for dedicated HD patients
Provide sessions flexibly to cover commitments of colleagues when they are on leave or on call
Support the anaemia team
Participate in the on-call rota 1:4
Participate in the various departmental meetings
Participate in the assessment of outpatient referrals and A&G requests
Play a full part in the teaching and training commitments of the department
Participate in the process of clinical governance, including clinical audit
The successful candidate is expected to play a major role in establishing the transplant follow up service in Colchester and provide care to the transplant patients with the help of the other consultants.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council and being listed on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT date at time of interview.
- MRCP or equivalent and nephrology subspecialty exam
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in Nephrology services and particularly extensive experience in transplantation
Skills
Essential
- Significant experience in renal transplantation
- Ability to lead and work as part of multi-disciplinary team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council and being listed on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT date at time of interview.
- MRCP or equivalent and nephrology subspecialty exam
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in Nephrology services and particularly extensive experience in transplantation
Skills
Essential
- Significant experience in renal transplantation
- Ability to lead and work as part of multi-disciplinary team
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
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).
