Trust Doctor in Kidney Transplant and Vascular Access Surgery | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £41,750 - £64,288 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7285259/259-MED7285259RLH |
Summary
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.
The unit performs an average of 200 renal transplants and more than 500 dialysis access procedures per year (including HeRO graft, extra-anatomical PTFE graft, EndoAVF and IVUS plasty) with a large live donor transplant programme that includes HLA and ABO incompatible transplantation.
These posts will be especially suited to the international fellows or as secondments, who want to gain experience in routine and highly complex transplant and vascular access surgery.
At least once daily ward round with the consultant surgeon and nephrologist
Pre-transplant assessments
Post transplant acute clinics
Dialysis (PD and vascular) access clinics
Pre-assessments clinic
Regular theatres session (5 day operating sessions)
Elective living donor transplants
Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
Robotic living donor transplants
Complex vascular access
Complex abdominal wall hernia service (joint procedures with plastic surgery team for pedicle flaps)
Renovascular reconstruction with auto-transplantation
Elective general surgery for dialysis and transplant population (including laparoscopic hernias, cholecystectomy)
Emergency
Deceased donor transplants
Emergency surgical vascular access salvage surgery
Multidisciplinary meeting
Transplant listing MDM
X-ray MDM
Transplant biopsy MDM
Intervention radiology and vascular access MDM
Education
Opportunity to have teaching responsibilities at the medical school
Application of Educational grants are encouraged – previous clinical fellows have been successful in securing regular grants
Department have strong links with the Royal college of surgeons, of England, UEMS and ESOT with educational opportunities
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. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
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.
This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Jul 2025