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Job overview

University Hospital Bristol and Weston NHS Trust is delighted to have the opportunity to appoint a Substantive Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist in a replacement post for a retiring colleague. This is a full time (10 PA) post. The appointee will join 3 NHS consultants and two consultants with academic and NHS responsibilities to provide a secondary and tertiary nephrology service to the local population, and a comprehensive tertiary service to the South West Region (population of 4 million). In addition the Bristol Renal Unit also provides renal transplantation for the children of South Wales (population of 2 million).

 

The paediatric nephrology service at UHBW provides the full range of secondary and tertiary nephrology care in Bristol and the South-West region. The complete range of facilities needed to manage kidney disease and transplantation are available. The service has the support of a full multidisciplinary team including four community nurses, a social worker, a psychologist, renal dieticians and play-specialist as well as experienced inpatient and haemodialysis nursing staff. Additionally, it provides the renal transplantation service to South Wales.

Main duties of the job

The consultants provide 24 hour cover for the service including support of all patients locally, a consultation service for other departments and telephone advice to the Region and South Wales (out of hours). This is provided by an on service rota, which will be shared in proportion to the sessional commitments with the other consultants with prospective cover. The appointee will also perform renal biopsies on an ad hoc basis, as a responsibility shared with two other consultants.

 

The post-holder will take on a variety of outpatient responsibilities in the Bristol area by covering clinics in Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (complex clinic, general clinic, renal endocrine and stones clinic) and Southmead Hospital (general and transition clinics), as well as outreach clinics in Barnstaple and Exeter respectively 2 and 4 times a year.

 

Applicants must hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or have evidence of being within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by the date of interview. The applicant will also need to have full GMC registration.

 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.