Locum Consultant Nephrologist
About The Position
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, provide a service in Renal Medicine with responsibility for provision and development of all aspects and modalities within Renal services and to collaborate across all disciplines including primary care, where appropriate, to achieve an integrated service for patients In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, participate in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents. The candidate will work in a team comprising of 12 Renal Physicians, 2 Matrons, 1 Nurse Consultant, 6 Specialist Nurses, 41 Ward Nurses, 6 Senior Clinical Fellows, 4 Medical/Clinical SpR’s and 18 Juniors. The medical ward cover currently comprises 1 Registrar and 4 Junior doctors. All medical staff participate in the general medical rota and have acute inpatient and outpatient general medicine responsibilities. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly. At Newcross, West Park and Cannock Hospitals there are 871 general and acute beds (including paediatric beds) The Renal and Diabetes Directorate has 142 acute beds, therefore forming the biggest ‘bed base’ for Division 2. Renal has a total of 76 beds, spanning across the below acute medical wards. C22 is a mixed sex ward. In addition to providing high quality in-patient care; out-patient biopsy procedures also take place on this ward. C24 is a 28 bedded female only ward. C25 cares for male patients and has 28 beds. The wards accept patients from other hospitals for renal treatment/assessments. The renal wards provide an out of hours service for our peritoneal dialysis patients assessing, providing advice and delivering care and treatment when needed. In terms of outpatient care, dedicated general nephrology, transplant, low clearance, haemodialysis and PD review clinics take place. There is an extensive Palliative Care Service for patients for whom dialysis is not appropriate. Out-patient Nephrology clinics are held at New Cross Hospital, Walsall Manor Hospital and Cannock Chase Hospital. The candidate will work in a team comprising of 10 Renal Physicians, 2 Matrons, 1 Nurse Consultant, 6 Specialist Nurses, 41 Ward Nurses, 6 Senior Clinical Fellows, 4 Medical/Clinical SpR’s and 18 Juniors. The medical ward cover currently comprises 1 Registrar and 4 Junior doctors. All medical staff participate in the general medical rota and have acute inpatient and outpatient general medicine responsibilities. Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process. Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Responsibilities
- provide a service in Renal Medicine with responsibility for provision and development of all aspects and modalities within Renal services
- collaborate across all disciplines including primary care, where appropriate, to achieve an integrated service for patients
- participate in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department
- being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents
Benefits
- flexible working arrangements
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Job Type
Full-time
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