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Job summary

Main area
Nephrology
Grade
Consultant-YM73
Contract
Locum: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (Potential for extra sessions)
Job ref
408-25-951
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park Hospital
Town
Upton
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/11/2025 23:59

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Locum Consultant in Nephrology

Consultant-YM73

 

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Job overview

Applications are invited to join a team of 5 Substantive Consultant Nephrologists (including this post) on the Wirral Peninsula. The new appointee will be expected to have a broad based nephrology background. Applicants with sub specialty skills / interest in medical PD insertion and home therapies would be welcomed but are not essential. The post holder will be employed by Wirral University Teaching Hospital (NHS) Foundation Trust but will also carry out work (including outpatient clinics and dialysis reviews) at the Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust.

 

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

Outpatients

The post-holder will look after haemodialysis patients (approximately 30 patients in total) at The Clatterbridge Unit and Countess of Chester. We would encourage appointees to run the Haemodialysis Clinics when the patients attend for their dialysis sessions, as this has proven very popular with the patients. However, this is entirely up to the new Consultant how they organise their dialysis OPD. 

On Call Details

The post-holder is involved in a one week in five on call rota. During this week the Consultant Nephrologist is on call for all nephrology inpatients at Arrowe Park Hospital and reviews any inpatient referrals at the Countess of Chester Hospital with daily ward rounds carried out Monday to Sunday as well as being on call for any renal emergencies. There are occasional inpatient admissions for renal biopsies at Chester otherwise, there are no in-patients admitted under Nephrology.  

The on call week has been calculated as annually attracting 4.25 PAs (3.75 predictable and 0.5 unpredictable).

Inpatient Workload

Arrowe Park has 10 dedicated renal in-patient beds on Ward 36, with 10 to 30 inpatients at any given time. There are no Nephrology in-patient beds at The Countess of Chester Hospital, with approximately 5 to 15 patients at any given time. Management of all inpatients is carried out by the Nephrologist of the Week (see on-call section below for further detail).

 

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information
about the Consultant in Medicine WSI Nephrology position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
  • Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST in GIM or equivalent
  • Appropriate higher medical qualification such as MRCP
Desirable criteria
  • MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience in nephrology
  • Practical skills necessary for the insertion of temporary and permanent jugular venous access
  • Percutaneous renal biopsy
  • PD catheter insertion
Desirable criteria
  • Home therapies

Other

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Teaching experience / interest

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to lead / teach
  • Ability to relate to patients / relatives
  • Ability to work as part of a team

Research and Audit

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience in organisation and undertaking audit
  • Evidence of research and publications relevant to post

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Noshaba Naz
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 6785111
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