Senior Clinical Fellow in Renal Medicine | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 01 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £65,048 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | UHCW NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7389086/218-T3-MED-7389086 |
Summary
Based at UHCW, the post holder will have responsibility for the care of renal inpatients, day cases
and ward attendees as part of a team of junior doctors based in the Renal Department. This includes 1 in 7 resident renal on call weekends and evenings. Other essential duties include supervising and
teaching junior trainees, undertaking practical procedures (especially insertion of vascular catheters for acute haemodialysis and renal biopsies) and participating in a wide range of clinics including general nephrology, acute transplantation, dialysis (HD, PD) and transition
The ward doctors are expected to attend a daily morning board round with the ward MDT.
The on call registrar is based on the ward area to review admissions or referrals to the unit. They have the support of a F2/IMT, a triage nurse and the on call renal consultant (physician of the week –
POW). The on call registrar is responsible for reviewing referrals to the renal team from other departments and discussing referrals from other hospital or satellite dialysis unit.
The registrar allocated to transplantation is responsible for the care of acute renal transplant patients and live donors. They are required to attend three acute transplant clinics a week as well as relevant
transplant ward rounds and MDTs.
The other registrars cover outpatient clinics, procedures or CPD activities. Outpatient clinics are held at the UHCW, Rugby, Warwick, Stratford and GEH and cover general nephrology, haemodialysis,
peritoneal dialysis and transition clinics.
The post holder will be expected to become competent in practical procedures such as vascular catheterization (temporary and tunnelled) and renal biopsy (native and transplant). There is an opportunity to be trained in medical PD catheter insertions.
The post holder will participate in a 1 in 7, weekend renal on call/evenings and will be responsible for supporting the resident F2/IMT out of hours and providing renal advice for other trust departments, other hospitals and satellite dialysis units.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
There has never been a better time to join our team.
The post holder will be part of a junior doctor team. Their role will rotate through the duration of their
contract with responsibility in different areas. The ward registrars are responsible for the day to day
care of the patients on the renal ward, nephrology patients on the transplant ward and any outliers
under renal care in the hospital. There are daily Consultant ward rounds per week, with handover
meetings every morning and afternoon. The ward doctors are expected to attend a daily morning
board round with the ward MDT.
The on call registrar is based on the ward area to review admissions or referrals to the unit. They
have the support of a F2/IMT, a triage nurse and the on call renal consultant (physician of the week –
POW). The on call registrar is responsible for reviewing referrals to the renal team from other
departments and discussing referrals from other hospital or satellite dialysis unit.
This advert closes on Friday 15 Aug 2025