Job overview

Delivery of renal care within Greater Manchester is one of the largest service providers in the UK for renal services and is organised on a hub and spoke model and divided between the East and West sectors. The Directorate of Renal Medicine at MFT is the hub centre for the East Sector providing comprehensive care for approximately 1.5 million people living in North, South and Central Manchester, Tameside and Glossop, Stockport, South Trafford and East Cheshire, the West sector being provided for by the Salford renal unit. The MRI renal unit and inpatient services is one of the largest in the UK and has traditionally led in key areas such as home haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation. 

The Renal Service provides care for patients with renal problems from all acute trusts within the East Sector and manages patients with all nephrological illnesses including acute, chronic, and end stage renal failure in patients aged l6 years above. This entails running inpatient, outpatient and dialysis services at the hub site at MRI, but also at the various “satellite” hospitals and dialysis units. 

Main duties of the job

This fellowship offers an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated doctor to deepen specialist expertise in nephrology, specifically focusing on immune-mediated glomerular diseases, and to develop strong research skills within one of the largest renal centres in the UK.

The fellow will work closely with clinical academics in IKD including Drs Kanigicherla, Ragy, Hamilton and Professor Mitra and:

• gain comprehensive clinical exposure to the diagnosis and management of glomerular diseases in native and transplant kidneys.
• contribute to significant research projects, including clinical trials and translational studies.
• participate in service development, quality improvement, and guideline writing.
• be part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team with strong academic links.

This post is ideal for:

• senior trainees approaching or post-CCT seeking sub-specialty experience in GN and research.
• doctors at registrar level with MRCP and renal experience who are keen to build a clinical academic career.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.