Job summary
- Main area
- Renal Transplantation
- Grade
- MN37
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 259-MED8107715RLH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £51,931 - £69,976 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Trust Doctor (eqv to ST3+) in Kidney Transplant and Vascular Surgery
MN37
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
Applications are invited for one highly motivated clinical fellows (SpR Level) in Renal transplant and vascular access surgery to start as soon as possible and one for April 2023.
The posts will suit applicants who wish to gain extensive experience in renal transplantation vascular access surgery. Previous experience in General and vascular Surgery is advantageous.
You will be providing highest quality care to one of the largest dialysis and transplant cohort in the UK under direct supervision of a team of highly motivated consultant surgeons.
The appointee will be exposed to all aspects of advanced dialysis access and transplant surgery and the relevant medical management of these complex patients on a 1:5 oncall rota. This post is EWTD compliant.
For information or informal visits please contact Mr Muhammad Khurram, Consultant Transplant Surgeon.
Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
Main duties of the job
Bart’s NHS trust is UK’s largest trust with Renal and transplant services based at the Royal London hospital. With one of the largest dialysis cohort, the Royal London provides excellent teaching and training opportunities.
The successful candidate will join a team of 7 consultants and will be a part of 5 middle grade doctors. General duties will provide wide exposure to all parts of the renal transplant and dialysis access training including
At least once daily ward round with the consultant surgeon and nephrologist
Clinic reviews
Pre-transplant assessments
Post transplant acute clinics
Dialysis (PD and vascular) access clinics
Pre-assessments clinic
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Regular theatres session (5 day operating sessions)
Elective
Elective living donor transplants
Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
Totally Laparoscopic
Hand assisted transperitoneal donor nephrectomy
Hand assisted rertoperitoneal donor nephrectomy
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS, or equivalent
- MRCS/FRCS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree, E.g. MD/phd
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of basic of vascular access surgery
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of all aspects of renal transplantation
- Publication in this area
Training Expected
Essential criteria
- Training on general surgery/vascular surgery
- Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable criteria
- Previous exposure in Renal Transplant and vascular access surgery
Audit Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit management
Academic Achievements, Research & Publications
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate number of publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post.
- Phd/ MD Thesis
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent presentational and verbal skills, ability to motivate and develop medical trainees, awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
Desirable criteria
- IT skills and computer literacy
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Self motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work,ability to work under pressure, caring attitude to patients, commitment to continuing medical education, willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level, collegiate approach to work and colleagues, ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Muhammad Khurram
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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