Job summary

The post will be based at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust in Tooting.

The appointee will be an important component of the Nephrology team and will have duties associated with the full range of Nephrology patients; in-patient Nephrology, day attendees for haemodialysis and CAPD patients as well as out-patients, and renal transplants.

The post will be resident 1 in 6; out-of-hours duties will include responsibility for all renal inpatients, reviewing renal patients as necessary on the chronic outpatient dialysis units and be involved in managing renal patients who present to the hospital as emergencies. Overnight on call includes cover of a medical outlier ward, Caesar Hawkins, which is located opposite Champneys ward.

Main duties of the job

ST GEORGE’S UNVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

RENAL MEDICINE AND TRANSPLANTATION UNIT Trust Doctor (ST1/2equivalent) Applicants are invited for the Trust Doctor (ST1/2) in Renal Medicine which will be based at St George’s Hospital. St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust is a regional centre for Renal Transplantation. The appointee will gain experience in the management of acute and chronic renal diseases, dialysis and transplantation.

The job will involve resident on-call for renal medicine 1 in 6. Please look at the job description for further information. The post is available on a fixed term basis for 6 to 12 months.

A requirement for the position is registration with the General Medical Council.

Candidates are encouraged to contact Seema Shrivastava, Consultant Nephrologist on seema.shrivastava@stgeorges.nhs.uk

St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust operates a No Smoking Policy. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Please note this vacancy will close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received. Please note that all short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, and applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been short-listed.

About us

February 2015,St George’s became an NHS Foundation Trust. As the largest healthcare provider in south west London, our two hospital sites at St George’s Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton serve a population of 1.3 million across south west London.

As a provider of many tertiary services, such as neurosciences and paediatric medicine, we also offer care for significant populations in Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. Even further afield, we provide care for patients from across the south west of England in specialties such as complex pelvic trauma.

Other services are even more specialist, and our family HIV care service and expertise in bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases mean we treat people from across the country.

St George’s is one of the four major trauma centres for London, and home to hyper acute stroke and heart attack centres. We operate one of London’s four helipads, which means we treat some of the most unwell and severely injured patients from across the south of England.

Date posted

22 November 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor – other

Salary

£33,790 to £53,132 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-MCCFG-4785718-AU

Job locations

St Georges Hospital

London

SW17 0QT

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job will involve resident on-call for renal medicine 1 in 6. Please look at the job description for further information. The post is available on a fixed term basis for 6 to 12 months.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job will involve resident on-call for renal medicine 1 in 6. Please look at the job description for further information. The post is available on a fixed term basis for 6 to 12 months.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • oFull registration with General Medical Council or eligible if currently working overseas
  • oMRCP Part 1
  • Desirable

  • oMRCP Part 1
  • Experience

    Essential

  • o6 months NHS general medicine rotation at SHO level
  • Desirable

  • oPrevious renal experience
  • Skills/ Knowlege

    Essential

  • oAbility to organize and prioritise
  • oAbility to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
  • oAbility to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
  • oGood interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence demonstrated by the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines
  • oIT skills
  • oUnderstanding of modern medical curriculum and of learning assessment tools
  • Personal qualities

    Essential

  • oCaring and professional attitude and approach with patients
  • oRespects individuals’ rights, interests, beliefs, preferences and cultures
  • oInitiative, common
  • Person Specification

    Qualifications and Training

    Essential

  • oFull registration with General Medical Council or eligible if currently working overseas
  • oMRCP Part 1
  • Desirable

  • oMRCP Part 1
  • Experience

    Essential

  • o6 months NHS general medicine rotation at SHO level
  • Desirable

  • oPrevious renal experience
  • Skills/ Knowlege

    Essential

  • oAbility to organize and prioritise
  • oAbility to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
  • oAbility to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
  • oGood interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence demonstrated by the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines
  • oIT skills
  • oUnderstanding of modern medical curriculum and of learning assessment tools
  • Personal qualities

    Essential

  • oCaring and professional attitude and approach with patients
  • oRespects individuals’ rights, interests, beliefs, preferences and cultures
  • oInitiative, common
  • Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Additional information

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).