About this role
Job summary
This is a substantive Consultant Nephrologist post based primarily at King's College Hospital and the Princess Royal University Hospital, providing high-quality renal care across inpatient, outpatient and dialysis services.
The postholder will deliver specialist care in chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, haemodialysis and immunological renal disorders, while contributing to service development and transformation. Responsibilities include clinical leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, teaching and training, research, clinical governance and participation in the on-call rota. The role supports excellence in patient care, innovation and education within a major teaching Trust serving a diverse population across South East London.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Nephrologist will deliver high-quality specialist renal care across inpatient, outpatient and dialysis services, with a focus on chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, general nephrology and our specialist immunology clinic. The individual will contribute to renal procedures (dialysis lines and biopsies) for the department.
The role will be based at King's College Hospital Denmark Hill site and also Princess Royal University Hospital Site, and the Sydenham haemodialysis unit.
The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams, providing expert clinical supervision to resident doctors in clinical /educational supervisory roles as well as day to day clinical support.
The postholder will participate in renal on-call and cross-site clinical duties, contribute to teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and support research, audit and quality improvement initiatives, as well as unit risk and governance processes.
Key qualities include strong clinical expertise in nephrology, leadership and communication skills, resilience, teamwork, and a commitment to patient-centred care, governance, education and innovation.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum - and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.
Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon.
We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year.
We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recongised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.
Job description Job responsibilities KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
11. Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
22. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
33. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
44. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
55. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.
66. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.
77. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
88. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
99. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
110. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
111. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
112. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
113. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
114. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
115. Kings is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Administration Essential
Experience in day-to-day organisation of Renal services in a busy Teaching Hospital Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Qualifications Essential
Registerable medical qualification Full MRCP
Desirable
Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration Essential
Full Registration with GMC Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Training and Experience Essential
Wide experience in all aspects of Renal Medicine culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or completed portfolio pathway application
Management and Leadership Essential
Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement Essential
Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
Desirable
Audit Publications
Research and Publications Essential
Experience of clinical research Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
Desirable
Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Renal medicine
Teaching Essential
Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
Desirable
Teaching skills course/qualification
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 King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)
London
SE5 9RS
Employer's website https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)