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The successful appointee will be expected to have a broad training in general nephrology and in particular current experience in transplantation medicine. They will be expected to play a major part in the day-to-day activities of renal replacement therapy provision and the general nephrology service. They would be supported to develop our home dialysis programme.

General nephrology, pre-dialysis and renal replacement therapy patients are allocated to a lead consultant. Care for transplant recipients is provided via a team-based approach by the consultant nephrologists and transplant surgeons. The ward care and on call is organised using an acute “week on service” and chronic “week on service” model. Supervision of the hub dialysis unit is arranged on a trimonthly rota. They will also have a weekly general nephrology outpatient clinic and a share in other clinics for pre-dialysis, dialysis review, transplant assessment and transplant follow up. The transplant clinics also include joint input with the transplant surgeons.

Nephrology also contribute to General (Internal) Medicine either through the Acute Medical Unit or through the provision of care to general medical patients on surgical wards (medical outliers). The successful applicant would be expected to contribute 1PA of time to Acute Medicine.

Great importance is attached by the Trust to relations with other Trusts and services in the region. In the case of renal transplantation, this is particularly important. Although directly employed and based at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, the renal transplant service is regarded as an asset that is owned by the renal services of the South West. As such the appointee will be expected to develop close working relationships with the appropriate colleagues in Exeter and Truro.