Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor to join our existing group of doctors for a 4-month fixed term post to start from 05 August 2026.
The post will focus on supporting the inpatient renal service, on call rota and the opportunity to attend outpatient clinics. On call is 1 in 6. No nights or general medicine on calls.
Main duties of the job
The unit currently occupies 26 in-patient beds ward. These provide beds for access surgery, renal biopsies and angiography, and management of patients with AKI and CKD. The unit receives around 150 referrals per annum of acute kidney injury patients requiring dialysis, and we can provide plasma and red cell exchange. The ward dialysis team undertakes in-patient dialysis and plasma exchange. We also provide in-reach ward rounds in Worthing Hospital weekly.
Clinics
Juniors have the opportunity to attend and see new patients in the general nephrology clinic run by SKU in Brighton.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Dialysis
The current take on rate for dialysis is around 115 p.m.p. At present there are around 500 patients on haemodialysis and 90 on peritoneal dialysis, with steady growth still anticipated over the next few years. There are satellite dialysis units in Bexhill (56 patients), Eastbourne (Polegate) (84 patients), Crawley (50 patients) and Worthing (55 patients). There is a home haemodialysis program (40 established and training patients) and peritoneal dialysis programme, (approximately 50% on automated PD).
Person specification
Knowledge
Desirable
- Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Organisation and Planning
Essential
- Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
- Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
Desirable
- Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended
Experience & Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Medical Degree
- Postgraduate qualification or appropriate specialist qualification
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent
Clinical Skills & Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 12 months post graduate medical experience
Desirable
- Experience with Renal patients
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This advert is for Clinical Fellow ST1/2 in Renal Medicine with University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust in Worthing, South East, England. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Nephrology role. The advertised salary is £54,499 per annum. The contract type is 4 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 14 Jul 2026.
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