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Required to fill a new post within the Leeds Renal Service at St James's University Hospital. The renal service provides high quality care for the population of Leeds and the surrounding area and is the regional centre for renal transplantation. The main renal unit is within the St James's University Hospital site the renal service also has an outreach service providing nephrological review and dialysis support to inpatients at the Leeds General Infirmary site. The main renal unit has 42 inpatient beds on two wards, which provide inpatient care for nephrology, dialysis and transplant patients. This post will also contribute to the General (Internal) Medicine rota.There is a 26 station outpatient dialysis unit, a 5 station inpatient dialysis unit and an outpatient peritoneal dialysis unit on the St James's Hospital site. The haemodialysis service also has a 32 station haemodialysis unit at Seacroft hospital site in Leeds, and satellite dialysis units in Halifax, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Pontefract and Beeston.INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: 2 July 2025Main duties of the jobThe successful candidates will join an enthusiastic and supportive renal department with 17 consultant colleagues, an associate specialist and junior doctor team. The posts will be based at St James's University Hospital and will be predominantly clinical with responsibility as a member of consultant team for providing inpatient and outpatient care for nephrology, dialysis and renal transplant patients.The successful applicants should hold accreditation in Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent and should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently in a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of renal medicine, including the management and care of chronic haemodialysis and renal transplant patients. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and service development are essential.Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:Kidney disease is a growing public health issue: What strategies can be employed to best tackle this?About usLeeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A& E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:Patient-centredFairCollaborativeAccountableEmpoweredWe believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:1. The best for patient safety, quality and experience2. The best place to work3. A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care5. Financially sustainableJob description Job responsibilitiesThe Renal service in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is seeking to appoint a consultant in renal medicine. This will be a new post, and is full time based on a 10PA contract. The successful applicant will be employed by LTHT, and will work alongside existing consultants and contribute to the running of the renal service.The renal service is based at St James's University Hospital, and provides high quality care for the population of Leeds and the surrounding area and is the regional centre for renal transplantation. Although the main renal unit is within the St James's University Hospital site the renal service also has an outreach service providing nephrological review and dialysis support to inpatients at the Leeds General Infirmary.The main renal unit at St James's University Hospital has 42 inpatient beds on two wards, which provide inpatient care for nephrology, dialysis and renal transplant patients. This post will make a contribution to General (Internal) Medicine.There is a 26 station outpatient dialysis unit, a 5 station inpatient dialysis unit, and an outpatient peritoneal dialysis unit on the St James's Hospital site. The haemodialysis service also has a 32 station haemodialysis unit at Seacroft hospital site in Leeds, and satellite dialysis units in Halifax, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Pontefract and Beeston.The renal unit provides support for approximately 690 patients receiving haemodialysis, 75 receiving peritoneal dialysis, 24 on home haemodialysis and 1300 renal transplant patients. In the past two years over 350 acute renal transplants were performed.The post holder will contribute to the care of nephrology patients take on the responsibility for the supervision of a cohort of haemodialysis patients (including home haemodialysis) and will undertake outpatient nephrology clinics and low clearance clinics in Leeds. They will also participate in the renal on call rota.Within the job plan for this position are 1.19PA of DCC to General Internal Medicine. This will be delivering inpatient care to the general medical inpatients.The new department of GIM, within the Speciality and Integrated Medicine Clinical Service Unit, will be staffed by 15 dual accredited physicians from Group 1 specialities, who will work a consultant of the week model of care on a one in eight rota, providing a daily consultant ward round. This is a brand new service, and will provide exciting opportunities for successful candidates to be involved in service development and quality improvement, as well as gain leadership and management experience.The GIM PAs in colleagues job plans will be reviewed after two years in post, with the likelihood (subject to individual wishes, and confirmation with your line manager) of this activity being passed on as new Group 1 speciality consultants are appointed to the organisation allowing incumbents to return that time to their department and allow them to develop further their parent speciality interest.Applications are encouraged from experienced consultants wishing to take up a new challenge or newly accredited consultants who will be supported through our highly regarded development programmes.Person Specification Training, Research, Teaching & Audit Essential Should have completed a recognised training programme in Nephrology. Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research. Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors. Experience of participation in regular clinical audit. Desirable Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff. Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops. Qualifications Essential MBChB/MBBS or equivalent qualification. Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice. YOUR GMC NUMBER MUST BE CLEARLY STATED IN YOUR APPLICATION FORM. Eligibility to work in the UK. Is up to date and fit to practise safely. Desirable Relevant higher degree. Experience Essential Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Nephrology. Specifically, must demonstrate higher specialist training in Nephrology. Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances. Management, Interpersonal Skills & Other Requirements Essential Understanding of current issues in the NHS. *Well organised and skilled in good time management. *Effective interpersonal skills. *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team. *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice. *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process. CESR applicants must be on the relevant Specialist Register at the time of application. Desirable Attendance at recognised management course. Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.C9298-CON-906#J-18808-Ljbffr