About this role
Job summary
London Renal Transplant Surgical Fellowship
We are inviting applications for an exciting 2-year specialised fellowship in renal transplantation. In addition to renal transplantation the fellowship provides experience in dialysis access surgery, pancreas transplantation and multi-organ retrieval.
This unique fellowship will provide exposure to two leading London transplant centres. One year spent at West London Renal Transplant Centre (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust) and one year at the Royal Free Renal Transplant Centre.
This post is ideal for those aiming to consolidate existing experience in renal transplantation. The successful candidate will join collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams in both centres and gain exposure to all aspects of pre- and post-transplant care, in living and deceased donation. This is a clinical fellowship. Additionally, fellows will be encouraged to complete and present audit and research output. There will be ample opportunity over the two years to present and publish, nationally and internationally.
Please address any queries regarding this fellowship to Miss Bynvant Sandhu ([email protected]) and Mr Ayaz Hossain ([email protected])
kINDLY NOTE:Two posts available (one at Imperial and one at the Royal Free), offering excellent cross-site experience.Successful candidates will rotate between the two hospital sites after 12 months.
Main duties of the job
West London Renal Transplant Centre:
The postholder will have the following duties: -
Management of in-patients, out-patient clinics, ward rounds, radiological and transplant MDT's.
Elective and emergency operating lists: including living and deceased donor transplantation, laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy, general surgery (hernias/ polycystic nephrectomy), transplant nephrectomy, vascular access and peritoneal dialysis surgical procedures.
Outpatient clinic duty includes recipient evaluation clinics, living donor evaluation and post-transplant follow-up clinic.
Audit/ Quality improvement activities
Royal Free Hospital:
The postholder will have the following duties: -
Out-patient clinics- assessment of CKD patients requiring vascular access or peritoneal dialysis and work-up for renal transplantation
In-patient and day case operating lists
Care of renal transplant in-patients
Attendance and presentations at multidisciplinary meetings (transplant listing, vascular access, histopathology, radiology and review of deceased-donor offers)
Participation in the audit and governance activities of the department
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
West London Renal Transplant Centre:
The fellow will divide their time between inpatient and outpatient clinical work, covering transplant and dialysis access surgery. The appointee will be part of team of five Senior Clinical Fellows, three Specialist Registrars, and a CT1 doctor, working with seven consultant surgeons. The fellow will join a rota with the existing SpRs and Fellows covering the surgical Middle-grade resident on-call. The transplant surgical team works closely with the nephrology team (resident doctors and consultants).
Royal Free Hospital:
The successful candidate will work closely with the Consultant Renal Transplant Surgeons, Clinical Fellows, the Transplant SpR, CT and FY1, the Transplant Nurse Practitioners and the nephrology team in the care of recent and established renal transplant patients, and in the care of other renal patients undergoing surgical. The renal transplant surgical department is closely integrated with the transplant nephrology team, with whom we have an excellent relationship. Ward rounds are conducted jointly, providing a fantastic learning environment for trainees.
Candidates are encouraged to review the full Job Description to understand educational opportunities open to them throughout the fellowship.
Person Specification
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS Essential
On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
Desirable
MD, PhD FRCS or Equivalent
Knowledge/skills Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty Essential
Significant (3+ years) in general / urological / vascular surgery Demonstrable interest in transplantation IT Skills and computer literacy
Leadership/ management skills Essential
Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
Desirable
Management of staff
Academic achievements including research/publications Essential
Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at Senior Clinical Fellow level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Interpersonal skills Essential
Excellent written and spoken communications, ability to build rapport, work with others, persuade and negotiate. Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure Able to work as part of a team
Probity Essential
Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical dilemmas. Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust values of kind, expert, collaborative and aspirational
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 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Hammersmith Hospital
London
W12 0HS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)