Nephrology Consultant - Maternity Cover

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a maternity cover Consultant in Renal Medicine. The post holder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care including nephrology, dialysis and transplant patients, in liaison with consultant colleagues. Ability to provide a sub-specialty service in keeping with department priority areas (transplantation, PD/home therapies) is desirable. They will need to ensure continuity of care when the post holder is absent. At the request of the Specialty Lead, the post holder may represent the Directorate at a variety of corporate committees.

The post holder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff. Where appropriate, the post holder will be named in the educational contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.

In liaison with the Director of Postgraduate Medical Education the postholder may be required to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint a maternity cover Consultant in Renal Medicine. The post holder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care including nephrology, dialysis and transplant patients, in liaison with consultant colleagues. Ability to provide a sub-specialty service in keeping with department priority areas (transplantation, PD/home therapies) is desirable. They will need to ensure continuity of care when the post holder is absent. At the request of the Specialty Lead, the post holder may represent the Directorate at a variety of corporate committees.

The post holder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff. Where appropriate, the post holder will be named in the educational contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.

In liaison with the Director of Postgraduate Medical Education the postholder may be required to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Summary of the role:

We are looking to appoint a maternity cover Consultant in Renal Medicine. The post holder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care including nephrology, dialysis and transplant patients, in liaison with consultant colleagues. Ability to provide a sub-specialty service in keeping with department priority areas (transplantation, PD/home therapies) is desirable. They will need to ensure continuity of care when the post holder is absent. At the request of the Specialty Lead, the post holder may represent the Directorate at a variety of corporate committees.

The post holder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff. Where appropriate, the post holder will be named in the educational contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.

In liaison with the Director of Postgraduate Medical Education the postholder may be required to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education.

The post holder can request up to a maximum of 30 days study leave within a 3-year period (pro rata for part-time posts) as stated in the Terms and Conditions of Service.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that support is given for Continuing Medical Education. The postholder will be required to fulfil the requirements laid down by the relevant Royal College, and to fulfil the requirements for revalidation laid down by the General Medical Council.

The postholder will not necessarily be expected to undertake research however opportunities do exist and encouragement is given to develop collaborative projects with other departments within Trust or with the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England. The post-holder will be required to submit all research development plans which have resource implications to the Clinical Director prior to implementation.

There are professionally staffed Medical Libraries in the Medical Postgraduate Centre at Southmead Hospital, with a rapid service between this and the University Library situated in the centre of Bristol city. A computer literature search facility is available for which a charge is made and the library has links with other networks.  The libraries are at the forefront of developments in electronic knowledge delivery.

The postholder will be required to take part in a Clinical Audit Programme. The Trust has an audit department which supports and monitors such activity. There is an active Trust Clinical Audit Committee.