# Consultant Nephrologist with an Interest in Oncology/Nephrology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-nephrologist-with-an-interest-in-oncologynephrology/40669357-7933-4fc7-a2e2-7545f1a5501d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-nephrologist-with-an-interest-in-oncologynephrology/40669357-7933-4fc7-a2e2-7545f1a5501d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Preston Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Nephrology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T13:59:36.065Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8118069 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8118069?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are delighted to invite applications for 1 full time New Consultant colleague to join our team. LTH is the specialised commissioned service for Lancashire & South Cumbria to provide Renal service, which includes the Fylde coast, Morecambe bay and East Lancashire. The role is a new position to help meet our rising demand for General Nephrology and the emerging need for Onco-nephrology care across L&SC. This is a substantive full-time Consultant Nephrologist post. They will also conduct their DCC at RPH and in our regional renal centres, however through advance agreement with the Clinical Director, there may be opportunities to negotiate a change in job plan to include on-calls, procedures and/or clinic activities at Royal Preston Hospital. The appointee will join 19 (17 WTE) Renal Consultants and an Associate Specialist to improve upon the high quality care offered to patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria. In addition to the specific roles outlined, the successful candidates would be expected to meet all standard duties of a substantive Consultant with particular reference to contributing to the work of the renal department and commitment to undertaking continuing professional development. We expect all of our team to contribute to the education of departmental staff and students in training. We encourage the development of individual and collaborative research activity. ### Main duties of the job General Nephrology and a new onco-nephrology (face-to-face and virtual) will be based at RPH and peripheral renal centres. In-patient bedside reviews may be required for peripheral centre inpatients and reviewing referrals on Patient Pass. There is time allocated in the job plan to reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will join a highly motivated team and will develop an Onco-Nephrology service to meet the rising demands of acute kidney injury during the course of cancer treatment. This clinic will provide a clear pathway for referral for the region and reduce treatment interruptions for patients. The clinics will be located at Royal Preston Hospital and another regional centre pending demand modelling. The successful candidate will also provide General Nephrology clinics likely to the north of the service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on: - What we can offer - Job Plan/On-call Requirements - The Team ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Management **Essential** - Evidence of Clinical Leadership - Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development **Desirable** - Demonstrate with examples clear leadership and successful quality improvement in renal medicine - Evidence of involvement or ideally leadership in QI work ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full registration or eligibility for full registration with the GMC with licence to practice. - Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification: Hold Nephrology SCE - Entry on the GMC Specialist register for Renal Medicine & /GIM - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community Right **Desirable** - Higher qualifications; MA, MSc or MD/PhD. ### Experience and Skills **Essential** - Full training in Renal & GIM/ as required by the JRCPTB - Recent experience of caring for General Nephrology, Transplant and Haemodialysis patients. **Desirable** - Experience of leading and developing care and setting up new services - Experience in other specialist area (s) that would enhance existing LTHTR services. - Competent renal biopsies - Trained Clinical or Educational Supervisor ## Documents - [438-ca846_jdps (pdf, 452.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10548680) - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [main recruitment pack 24 (pdf, 387.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2212) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) ## 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.