Job summary The Leeds Renal Service is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant Nephrologist. The post will be 10 PA appointment and is available to start as soon as possible, initially for 6 months. There are plans to advertise for a substantive consultant post to commence after the locum period. This post will also contribute to General (Internal) Medicine rota. The successful applicant 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 being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK, or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director. 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 workingskills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential. Main duties of the job The successful candidate 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 Jamess 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. About us Leeds 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. Our 20,000 staff ensures that every year we see and treat 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. The Trust is closely linked with the University of Leeds and undertakes both undergraduate medical teaching and postgraduate studies. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions. Date posted 30 January 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £105,504 to £139,882 a year OOH Contract Locum Duration 6 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number C9298-MED-668 Job locations St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Job description Job responsibilities To assist with the management of the increasing workload in renal medicine across Leeds and surrounding areas, and to provide, with consultant colleagues, a service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of renal disease. To provide a complementary or enhancing special interest to those of the other Consultant Nephrologists in Leeds. To work with colleagues to devise ways to benefit renal services through the closer integration of the Leeds renal service with primary care. To share responsibility (with eight other consultant nephrologists) for the care of the Trusts chronic haemodialysis patients, with specific responsibility for supervising the care of patients who dialyse at the satellite unit in Pontefract To share with consultant colleagues responsibility for the staffing of specific renal outpatient clinics as per renal consultant team job plan. To contribute to the care of patients following renal transplantation To share out-of-hours clinical responsibilities with colleagues by participating in the renal consultant on call rota (1:14 for renal 24 hours) To participate in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees within the department. To contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Trust. To develop appropriate research interests that will benefit the clinical service provided. To demonstrate a willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels. Job description Job responsibilities To assist with the management of the increasing workload in renal medicine across Leeds and surrounding areas, and to provide, with consultant colleagues, a service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of renal disease. To provide a complementary or enhancing special interest to those of the other Consultant Nephrologists in Leeds. To work with colleagues to devise ways to benefit renal services through the closer integration of the Leeds renal service with primary care. To share responsibility (with eight other consultant nephrologists) for the care of the Trusts chronic haemodialysis patients, with specific responsibility for supervising the care of patients who dialyse at the satellite unit in Pontefract To share with consultant colleagues responsibility for the staffing of specific renal outpatient clinics as per renal consultant team job plan. To contribute to the care of patients following renal transplantation To share out-of-hours clinical responsibilities with colleagues by participating in the renal consultant on call rota (1:14 for renal 24 hours) To participate in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees within the department. To contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Trust. To develop appropriate research interests that will benefit the clinical service provided. To demonstrate a willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels. Person Specification Additional Requirements Essential All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or Achieved the minimum score of 7 across all 4 of the following categories in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. (An overall minimum score of 7.5). or Achieved the minimum Grade B across all 4 of the following categories in the Occupational English Test (OET) in medicine in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. (You must provide your candidate number). Qualifications Essential MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification MRCP or equivalent qualification. All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues 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 Desirable Relevant higher degree Experience Essential Must be able to demonstrate: A high level of clinical experience and competence in renal medicine Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within nephrology & dialysis & renal transplantation & take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary renal centre Should have completed a recognised training programme in renal medicine. Entry on GMC Specialist Register. Evidence of professional development by attendance at, and participation in, national and international meetings. Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research. Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology. Commitment to further research activity. Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors. Experience of supervising junior medical staff. Ability to teach clinical/technical/practical skills Experience of participation in regular clinical audit. Evidence of having revisited audit to assess for improvement Understanding of current issues in the NHS. An understanding of Clinical Governance. Well organised and skilled in good time management. Effective interpersonal skills. Team leadership skills Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team. Desirable Publications in the last three years. Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff. Evidence of leading or participation in collaborative research. Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops. Postgraduate qualification in medical education. Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit Evidence of having implemented change. Evidence of leadership/ project management. Attendance at recognised management course. Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals. Evidence of having implemented change. Evidence of leadership/ project management. Person Specification Additional Requirements Essential All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or Achieved the minimum score of 7 across all 4 of the following categories in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. (An overall minimum score of 7.5). or Achieved the minimum Grade B across all 4 of the following categories in the Occupational English Test (OET) in medicine in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. (You must provide your candidate number). Qualifications Essential MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification MRCP or equivalent qualification. All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues 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 Desirable Relevant higher degree Experience Essential Must be able to demonstrate: A high level of clinical experience and competence in renal medicine Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within nephrology & dialysis & renal transplantation & take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary renal centre Should have completed a recognised training programme in renal medicine. Entry on GMC Specialist Register. Evidence of professional development by attendance at, and participation in, national and international meetings. Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research. Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology. Commitment to further research activity. Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors. Experience of supervising junior medical staff. Ability to teach clinical/technical/practical skills Experience of participation in regular clinical audit. Evidence of having revisited audit to assess for improvement Understanding of current issues in the NHS. An understanding of Clinical Governance. Well organised and skilled in good time management. Effective interpersonal skills. Team leadership skills Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team. Desirable Publications in the last three years. Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff. Evidence of leading or participation in collaborative research. Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops. Postgraduate qualification in medical education. Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit Evidence of having implemented change. Evidence of leadership/ project management. Attendance at recognised management course. Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals. Evidence of having implemented change. Evidence of leadership/ project management. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals Address St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)