Job summary
- Main area
- Nephrology
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term contract for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (plus on-call)
- Job ref
- 320-MDR-8196017-GM
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £67,325 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Renal Medicine
Senior Clinical Fellow
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
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The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.
Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.
If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
Ideal for anyone planning a career in Specialist Renal and/or Internal Medicine
Are you considering Renal Medicine but want to “try before you buy”?
Are you looking for more clinical experience before Internal Medicine Stage 2 training?
Are you planning to apply for IMT stage 2 training via the ‘alternative certificate’?
Are you keen to gain more experience in Renal and Internal Medicine with a friendly team that is interested in your development as a doctor before deciding on your next career move?
This post will give opportunities to be involved in a dynamic renal unit which prides itself on delivery of high quality care for its patients and is at the forefront of developing research in dialysis, CKD and AKI as well as leading many quality initiatives across the country
There will be opportunity for development of acute skills work across the renal and medical HDU with close liaison with ITU; invaluable experience applicable across all medical specialties
You will gain the opportunity to train in invasive procedures in a supportive environment with hands on consultant supervision and training.
Recent resident doctors coming through this post in recent years have gone onto permanent contracts within the trust or obtaining NTNs in their chosen specialty (often in renal)
Main duties of the job
Provision of junior support to the Specialist Medicine and Acute Medicine services
To provide daily care and management of general internal medical patients on wards 407 and 409 in Royal Derby Hospital
Participation in out-patient renal clinics (Royal Derby and Queens Hospital Burton)
Provide (with support and training) daily care to dialysis patients on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
Provide daily care and management in the Acute Renal Assessment Unit with consultant of the day supervision at all times
Provide Acute renal referral cover in Derby and Burton for AKI and other specialist renal problems in conjunction with the referrals consultant of the week
Active participation in Clinical Governance, audit and research activities.
Keeping up to date and participating in relevant Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Participation in annual appraisals
Provision of junior support to the Acute & Specialist Medicine services.
Shared role in delivery of teaching & training to junior doctors & non-medical staff.
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are very pleased to be appointing a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4+ equivalent) to work in Specialist Medicine as part of our team in renal medicine. This is a full-time, fixed-term service appointment for 12 months. Applications for less than full-time working patterns (LTFT) are very welcome.
The post is based at Royal Derby Hospital, the appointees will undertake duties within the renal unit covering both Derby and outreach support to Burton.
The post will involve 12 months of specialist medicine with an out of hours commitment to the renal rota which covers acute high dependency unit (HDU) admissions to renal as well as general medical HDU. This will be a 1:8 weekday evening cover and 1:8 weekend cover (no night shifts). Full resident. Renal Consultant available at all hours for support.
Senior Clinical Fellows (IM3 equivalent) work Monday to Friday, rostered between 08.45-17.15. As part of a ward multi-disciplinary team, the SCF will review patients daily and support consultant ward rounds to enable efficient senior decision-making and effective management of patients on their respective wards. In addition, there are daily ‘board rounds’ with the opportunity to discuss the management of the ward patients with the consultant of the week.
During your inpatient work you will be based within the Department of renal medicine and work with our team of consultants, advanced care practitioners (ACPs), therapists and Discharge Support Officers (DSOs) to deliver a responsive service to medical patients throughout the hospital. Your speciality team will give you consistent support and further learning opportunities.
You will be expected to work as middle-grade doctors, seeing renal speciality referrals, medical High dependency referrals and leading your junior team with full consultant support. There is a consultant working on the renal inpatient ward and a separate consultant covering referrals with limited other commitments during their ward / referral weeks so you will be guaranteed full support when seeing complex referrals including plenty of opportunities for development and training.
You will also work on the dialysis unit and in the renal assessment unit (RAU) allowing you to gain supported experience and training in management of more specialised renal problems including acute glomerulonephritis and commonly encountered dialysis related complications and emergencies in our interesting multi-morbid population. We run Multidisciplinary Simulation sessions on the dialysis unit to aid your confidence in managing these areas.
The post can be tailored to individual requirements but centres upon the provision of care to the renal patients. There is scope to access opportunities that enable you to fulfil the ‘alternative certificate’ required for stage 2 training. For instance you will be invited to all the regional registrar teaching days in renal and general medicine on a rotational basis with the other middle grades. Local renal training includes a weekly educational meeting, teaching outpatient clinics in renal modalities, fortnightly histology meetings, multidisciplinary radiology meetings, Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) service across two sites with support of AKI nurses as well as consultants to mention a few.
Person specification
Qualifications and Eligibility
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP Part 1 or equivalent higher qualification
- Life support qualifications (ALS)
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice at the time of application
- Minimum of 6 months experience as a doctor in the NHS in medical specialties within the past 2 years
Desirable criteria
- Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the specialty
Language and Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of formal presentations
- Evidence of ability to work as part of an MDT, sharing administrative duties
Teaching Experience, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence and experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
- Evidence of knowledge and experience of teaching clinical skills
- Evidence and ability to assess and apply evidence-based research into every day clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Evidence and experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
- Any teaching courses or qualifications.
Clinical knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training
- Up to date clinical knowledge in the relevant specialty and evidence of an understanding of its application
- Experienced in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
Management and administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development and the requirements of clinical governance, reporting errors and learning from these
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Joanna McKinnell
- Job title
- Assistant Clinical Director for Nephrology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 789344
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