# Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-paediatric-nephrology/bb7572bc-6e8e-4249-8a82-0f08655a827e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-paediatric-nephrology/bb7572bc-6e8e-4249-8a82-0f08655a827e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 10 PA's - **Contract type:** Permanent: 2 x posts - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T12:31:58.453Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Womens_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Nephrology/Paediatric_Nephrology-v8040874 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8040874?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bwc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We would like to invite applications for 2x full-time, 10 programmed activities (PA) consultant posts, working with five other paediatric nephrology consultants, and an extensive multidisciplinary team providing a comprehensive tertiary nephrology service to the West Midlands. The appointees will share in the provision of a regional service including regular responsibility for emergency admissions, ward consultations, telephone advice, booked admissions for investigations and day cases. The appointees will also cover the acute haemodialysis unit queries which come up during their service week. The service weeks will be approximately 1:7 or about 8 weeks a year. During the service week, the on-call consultant has no regular clinic commitments, so will undertake business ward rounds every day. The service is purely for nephrology and covers the whole of the West Midlands and beyond. The post holders will be asked to undertake regular outreach clinics (around 1 per month) in one or more of several district general hospitals, alongside the local link general paediatrician. The appointees will be required to do a variety of clinics, including General Nephrology, Chronic Kidney Disease and Transplantation. Personal interests in subspecialities can be accommodated. ### Main duties of the job The appointee will share in the provision of a regional service including: regular responsibility for emergency admissions, ward consultations, telephone advice, booked admissions for investigations and day cases. These responsibilities occur during the week on-call (approx. 1:6 or about 8½ weeks in a year). During the on-call week the on-call consultant has no regular clinic commitments so will undertake business ward rounds every day. The on-call service is purely for nephrology and the service covers nephrology for the whole of the West Midlands, as above. The post holder will be asked to undertake regular outreach clinics in consultation with the team, not more frequently than 1per month. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. ## Job Details We would like to invite applications for 2x full-time, 10 programmed activities (PA) consultant posts, working with five other paediatric nephrology consultants, and an extensive multidisciplinary team providing a comprehensive tertiary nephrology service to the West Midlands. The appointees will share in the provision of a regional service including regular responsibility for emergency admissions, ward consultations, telephone advice, booked admissions for investigations and day cases. The appointees will also cover the acute haemodialysis unit queries which come up during their service week. The service weeks will be approximately 1:7 or about 8 weeks a year. During the service week, the on-call consultant has no regular clinic commitments, so will undertake business ward rounds every day. The service is purely for nephrology and covers the whole of the West Midlands and beyond. The post holders will be asked to undertake regular outreach clinics (around 1 per month) in one or more of several district general hospitals, alongside the local link general paediatrician. The appointees will be required to do a variety of clinics, including General Nephrology, Chronic Kidney Disease and Transplantation. Personal interests in subspecialities can be accommodated. ## Job Description The appointee will share in the provision of a regional service including: regular responsibility for emergency admissions, ward consultations, telephone advice, booked admissions for investigations and day cases. These responsibilities occur during the week on-call (approx. 1:6 or about 8½ weeks in a year). During the on-call week the on-call consultant has no regular clinic commitments so will undertake business ward rounds every day. The on-call service is purely for nephrology and the service covers nephrology for the whole of the West Midlands, as above. The post holder will be asked to undertake regular outreach clinics in consultation with the team, not more frequently than 1per month. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. ## Person Specification ### Research **Essential** - Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research **Desirable** - Evidence of original research including presentation at scientific meetings - GCP Training (Research) ### Teaching **Essential** - Experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching **Desirable** - Training in medical education e.g. Masters in Medical Education ### Qulaifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration (or within 6 months of CCT) with entry on the Specialist Register for paediatrics with paediatric nephrology subspeciality. - MRCPCH by examination or equivalent **Desirable** - Higher Degree (MD, PhD, etc) ### Personal Skills **Essential** - Ability to work as an effective member of a multi-professional team. - Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and their families. - Gains confidence and trust from others - Ability to respond to and cope with change in a flexible way - Able to cope with pressure from unexpected/urgent clinical situations. - Demonstrates honesty, probity and integrity ### Professional Development **Essential** - Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council - Evidence of contribution to effective clinical governance - Commitment to Continuing Professional Development ### Clinical Experience & Skills **Essential** - Completed competency based clinical training in paediatric nephrology in approved centres before commencing post. - BLS (unless included in Mandatory Training) - Safeguarding Level 3 Training **Desirable** - Experience of paediatric nephrology practice in more than one centre - Management training - Fulfil GMC requirements for training to qualify for Education / Clinical Supervisor role APLS and NLS ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 626.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10338005) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.