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This is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant Paediatric Consultant Nephrologist, with special interests in Paediatric Nephrology. This post will be available from October 2026 for a period of 6 months. This post will deliver 10PAs supporting the Paediatric Nephrology Team team (Dr Pallavi Yadav, Dr Joseph McAllister, Dr Hitesh Prajapati, Dr Amanda Newnham & Dr Kay Tyerman). The post-holder will provide Tertiary Nephrology care and will contribute to a 1:6 on call rota. The post will be based at Leeds General Infirmary. The successful applicant should hold accreditation in the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 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 should have established skills in Paediatric Nephrology. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential. Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:
Main duties of the job
This is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant Paediatric Consultant Nephrologist, with special interests in Paediatric Nephrology. This post will be available from October 2026 for a period of 6 months. This post will deliver 10PAs supporting the Paediatric Nephrology Team team (Dr Pallavi Yadav, Dr Joseph McAllister, Dr Hitesh Prajapati, Dr Amanda Newnham & Dr Kay Tyerman). The post-holder will provide Tertiary Nephrology care and will contribute to a 1:6 on call rota. The post will be based at Leeds General Infirmary. The successful applicant should hold accreditation in the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 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 should have established skills in Paediatric Nephrology. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential. Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Details
- Date posted: 26 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
- Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 001648
- Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
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Name: Pallavi Yadav Position: Lead Clinician/Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist Email: p.yadav@nhs.net Phone number: 0113 3922493 Shortlisting Date: 10th August 2026 Interview Date: 18th August 2026
Locum Consultant in the department of Paediatric Nephrology
This is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant Paediatric Consultant Nephrologist, with special interests in Paediatric Nephrology. This post will be available from October 2026 for a period of 6 months.
This post will deliver 10PAs supporting the Paediatric Nephrology Team team (Dr Pallavi Yadav, Dr Joseph McAllister, Dr Hitesh Prajapati, Dr Amanda Newnham & Dr Kay Tyerman). The post-holder will provide Tertiary Nephrology care and will contribute to a 1:6 on call rota.
The post will be based at Leeds General Infirmary.
The successful applicant should hold accreditation in the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 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 should have established skills in Paediatric Nephrology. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.
Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:
Dr Yadav
Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology and Clinical Lead for Paediatric Nephrology
Tel: 0113 3922493
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: 18th August 2026
Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Paediatric Nephrology department for 6 months but there will be an opportunity to apply for a substantive role.
The Leeds Paediatric Renal Service provides regional specialist kidney care for children across East Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and the Humber. This service is one of 13 designated services for paediatric Nephrology in the UK and one of the 10 providing a fully comprehensive service including transplantation. The services at Leeds Children's Hospital are based in the renal unit, inpatient bed base on L50 and adjacent haemodialysis unit. This is a shared ward with paediatric hepatology and includes a shared 13 bed base including 8 cubicles (2 with the capacity for haemodialysis). Patients are also routinely cared for on the High Dependency Unit and in Paediatric Intensive care post renal transplant. Children will need to come to Leeds for specialised treatments or procedures which include renal transplantation, acute kidney injury requiring dialysis, insertion of long-term dialysis access and problems relating to long-term dialysis, renal biopsy, specialist imaging, renovascular angiography and treatment and children with complex nephro-urological conditions. This is in addition to the large cohort of children with chronic kidney disease require the input of a large multi-disciplinary team.
Why you should join our Team
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. The Trust has a budget of £1.8 billion. Our 17,000 staff ensure 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.
What you will bring to the role
There is an established regional network that includes educational activities including the annual regional network study day to provide educational updates and training educational study day and provision of regional guidelines alongside a network of outreach clinics at 11 other hospitals across the region. Thus, providing shared care for patients and in-line with the principle of providing equity of access to quality care as close to home as possible for a population of children with complex and/or chronic disease (NHS Kidney Care-supported Improving the standard of care of children with kidney disease through paediatric nephrology networks, RCPCH 2011).
Haemodialysis
The haemodialysis unit is co-located with the renal inpatient ward (L50). This is a designated 5 station unit, including an isolation cubicle with a separate entrance for family and patients. Haemodialysis (haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration) is delivered in centre with routine haemodialysis delivered Monday to Saturday (6-day service) with a 7 day/week daytime urgent dialysis cover. The number of children receiving dialysis ranges from 8-12. Leeds is one of the KQuIP (Kidney Quality Improvement project) establishing home haemodialysis and as part of this there is a haemodialysis nursing staff expansion programme including rotational nursing staff from the ward and an nurse educator role.
Peritoneal dialysis
There is an established peritoneal dialysis programme with patient numbers ranging from 4-10. There is urology surgical support for catheter insertion for acute and chronic peritoneal dialysis. There is a training package for carers led by the specialist nursing team with a combination of in hospital and at home training. There is ongoing support from the specialist nursing team at home with electronic access to each dialysis session. There is monthly outpatient review of all patients receiving peritoneal dialysis in our MDT clinic.
Transplantation
There is an active transplantation programme in Leeds with an average of 10 transplants per year, with a current cohort of 65 transplant patients under follow up. There is specialist nursing support for transplant work up and a comprehensive MDT transplant listing programme involving nephrologist, transplant surgeons, immunological laboratory, specialist nurses, psychology and social workers. The transplant programme is supported by the transplant surgical team Mr Masood, Ms Martinez-Lopez and Mr Falconer.
Nephro-Urology
There are close links with the paediatric urology MDT. There is a monthly nephro-urology MDT to discuss complex cases and a monthly joint nephro-urology clinic. There is access to non-invasive and invasive urodynamics and an evolving medical bladders service.
There are a number of specialised clinics including antenatal counselling, regional stone service, Tuberosclerosis clinics and joint rheumatology clinics. As well as specialist renal services, the department also provides secondary referral care for a large range of paediatric nephrology referrals including urinary tract infection, haematuria, proteinuria and problems with incontinence
Outpatient services
In Leeds the paediatric renal service outpatient clinics are based within Children’s outpatients in Martin Wing on Leeds General Infirmary site with a dedicated paediatric play support and phlebotomy service. There are weekly transplant, general nephrology and chronic kidney disease clinics. In addition, there outreach joint clinics across Yorkshire and the Humber based in Airedale, Bradford, Dewsbury, Grimsby, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull, Pinderfields, Scunthorpe, York (Scarborough).
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
Person specification
Audit
Essential
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
Desirable
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
Desirable
- Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
Training
Essential
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in paediatric nephrology.
Management
Essential
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
Desirable
- Attendance at recognised management course.
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- Membership examination of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MD/PhD relevant to the subspecialty.
Language Skills
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: passing a Secure English Language Test (SELT) from an approved provider; having a GCSE, A level, Scottish National Qualification level 4 or 5, Scottish Higher or Advanced Higher in English, gained through study at a UK school that you began when you were under 18; having a degree-level academic qualification that was taught in English - if you studied abroad, you'll need to apply through Ecctis (formerly UK NARIC) for confirmation that your qualification is equivalent to a UK bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD; You do not need to prove your knowledge of English if you've already passed an English Language assessment that is accepted by the relevant regulated professional body.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Applicants must 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.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in paediatric nephrology
- Specifically, he/she must demonstrate higher training in paediatric nephrology
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Fitness to Practise
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
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