Job overview

The role is a 10 PA post within Renal Medicine, providing a full range of renal medical services as part of the Greater Manchester Renal Managed Clinical Network North Sector Renal Team.

The successful candidate will join 23 consultant colleagues based in the Department of Renal Medicine at Salford Royal Hospital who together provide services to residents of the North Sector of Greater Manchester.  The post holder will be employed by the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) and be based at the Salford site, which is also the inpatient centre for the North Sector.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide general nephrology clinics/specialist clinics at Salford and the other designated peripheral sites. Management of the existing workload may change during this appointment, and this will be reflected within the job plan as necessary.  The post-holder will be expected to participate in the on-call renal specialty service (1:10 weeks) and ward cover..  

This post-holder will take responsibility for haemodialysis cohort, with the aim of supporting and developing services at the outreach Kidney Care Centre. The clinical responsibilities will be supported by either an Associate Specialist or Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Renal Services. 

There are dedicated inpatient ward facilities (25 beds) at Salford based on H3 Ward.

All Consultants affiliated to the Centre have admitting rights for elective and non - elective cases where patients remain under their care during the admission.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

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