About this role
Job summary
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Renal Medicine team at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust as a Consultant Nephrologist. We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking clinician to contribute to the delivery, development, and future strategic direction of our comprehensive renal service.
The successful candidate will work alongside consultant and senior colleagues to provide high-quality inpatient and outpatient nephrology care across the full spectrum of renal medicine. They will play a key role in further developing renal services, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, primary care partners, and regional networks to deliver integrated, patient-centred care.
The post holder will also participate in the consultant out-of-hours on-call rota, providing specialist nephrology advice and support for major incidents when required.
Why Join Us?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a large, progressive renal department with strong multidisciplinary support, a comprehensive range of specialist services, and a commitment to education, research, quality improvement, and innovation.
We welcome applications from consultants who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and helping shape the future of renal services within a thriving NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
As a Consultant Nephrologist, you will:
Deliver high-quality care across all areas of nephrology, including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, dialysis, transplantation, and conservative kidney management. Contribute to the strategic development and continuous improvement of renal services. Participate in outpatient clinics, inpatient ward rounds, multidisciplinary meetings, and specialist renal services. Provide clinical leadership and support to junior medical staff and the wider multidisciplinary team. Contribute to education, training, clinical governance, quality improvement, and service innovation initiatives. Participate in the consultant on-call rota for nephrology services. The successful candidate will join a well-established and supportive multidisciplinary team comprising:
13 Consultant Nephrologists 2 Renal Matrons 1 Nurse Consultant 6 Renal Specialist Nurses 41 Ward Nurses 6 Senior Clinical Fellows 4 Medical/Clinical Registrars 18 Junior Doctors The renal wards are supported by dedicated junior medical staffing, including medical registrars and foundation/core trainees. In addition to renal commitments, consultants participate in the general medicine rota and contribute to both acute inpatient and outpatient general medical services.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust provides one of the largest and most comprehensive renal services in the region. The Renal Directorate contains 76 inpatient beds across three dedicated renal wards:
Ward C22 - A mixed-sex renal ward delivering specialist inpatient nephrology care. The ward also supports outpatient native kidney biopsy procedures. Ward C24 - A dedicated 28-bed female renal ward providing specialist inpatient care. Ward C25 - A dedicated 28-bed male renal ward providing specialist inpatient care. The renal wards receive referrals from across the region and support patients requiring specialist renal assessment and treatment. The service also provides out-of-hours support for peritoneal dialysis patients, including assessment, advice, and emergency treatment when required.
The department provides a wide range of specialist renal services, including:
General Nephrology Acute Kidney Injury Management Haemodialysis Peritoneal Dialysis Low Clearance Services Kidney Transplant Follow-up Conservative Kidney Management Renal Palliative Care
The department has a well-established and highly regarded Conservative Kidney Management and Palliative Care Service for patients for whom dialysis may not be appropriate.
Outpatient nephrology clinics are delivered across multiple sites, including:
New Cross Hospital Cannock Chase Hospital Walsall Manor Hospital
Person Specification
Essential Essential
Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC
Desirable
Evidence of audit and quality improvement and the implementation of change following the audit
Essential Essential
Evidence of commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Desirable
Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation
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).
Employer details Employer name The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)