Job summary
- Main area
- Nephrology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 216-G1-NEP7809184
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Nephrologist
Consultant
Job overview
We wish to appoint a full-time Consultant in Renal Medicine (nephrologist), to join an enthusiastic and committed team in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient nephrology and kidney transplantation services for University Hospitals Plymouth, based at Derriford Hospital. Although we are looking to appoint a full-time colleague, we would be willing to work constructively with the successful candidate to accommodate less than full-time working, if desired.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration with GMC with license to practice.
- Accreditation in Nephrology and General (Internal) Medicine and on specialist register at or within 6 months of the AAC
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree or within 12 months of submission
- Evidence of sub-speciality or other specific training
Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in all aspects of clinical nephrology, transplantation, and acute medicine
- Ability to place ultrasound-guided temporary central and femoral dialysis catheters
Desirable criteria
- Ability to place tunnelled central venous catheters and CAPD catheters.
- Perform kidney biopsies
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Rebecca Herbert
- Job title
- Service Line Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01752 433140
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