Consultant in Nephrology Medicine | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 05 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum (pro rata) + london weighting |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, NW3 2QG |
| Cwmni: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7653087/391-RFL-7653087 |
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This 8.75 PA consultant nephrologist post supports the clinical and academic programme in chronic kidney disease, community-based care, renal transplantation, and dialysis across North Central London. The role includes inpatient and outpatient care at Royal Free Hospital, Tottenham Kidney and Dialysis Centre, and St Pancras Kidney Care Centre, with a 1:9 nephrology on-call commitment.
Key responsibilities include coordinating and performing kidney biopsies, post-transplant care, and haemodialysis, as well as leading the Trust’s expanding home haemodialysis programme. The post also involves virtual CKD triage and joint leadership of departmental training and education, with full participation in CPD and educational activities.
The Royal Free is a centre of excellence for nephrology and transplantation, aligned with UCL Medical School’s strategic plans. Expansion of kidney care is central to the Trust’s integrated business plan and its development as a leading national transplant site.
Main duties of the job:
Care for a dialysis cohort of 50–60 patients, including weekly clinics and monthly MDTs, and manage a cohort of transplant patients. Provide virtual kidney care via e-Referral and online advice portals. Act as clinical lead for the home haemodialysis programme. Coordinate and plan kidney biopsies with administrative teams and perform biopsies on an alternate-week list. Participate in the 1:9 consultant nephrology and transplant on-call rota at Royal Free Hospital, including morning handover, daily ward rounds for ~30 renal inpatients, discharge planning, and review of new admissions. Duties include weekend work and out-of-hours advice; routine clinics are cancelled during on-call weeks. Support improvements in dialysis access pathways. Attend weekly X-ray, renal pathology, and academic meetings. Contribute to infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and departmental training as joint education lead, supervising specialty trainees, clinical scientists, and teaching junior doctors, medical students, and staff. Participate in undergraduate teaching, clinical audit, quality improvement, service development, policy review, CPD, annual appraisal, and revalidation
The Royal Free combines globally recognised clinical expertise with local and friendly hospital care to represent the best in NHS treatment.
We strive at all times to provide excellent outcomes in clinic treatments, clinical research and when you are training to be a doctor with us, as well an excellent working environment for hospital staff.
Our hospitals are renowned for specialist services. The Royal Free leads UK healthcare in a number of areas, including:
• immunology
• liver transplant and kidney transplant
• cancer treatment
• plastic surgery
• ENT surgery
The Royal Free Hospital is a major neuroscience base with a network extending throughout north London and into the Home Counties.
We also run internationally recognised clinical research and training programmes associated with the base, and our hospitals conduct medical research, much of which is of international reputation.
The Royal Free Hospital is a leading site for the training of doctors, nurses, midwives and professions allied to medicine.
Some roles and responsibilities may change depending on the experience and interests of the appointee. A job plan must be agreed between the successful appointee and clinical lead in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Terms and Conditions – Consultants (England) 2003.
Annualised programmed activities are shown below. This represents an average of 8.75 PAs per week.The job plan includesclinical commitment at the Royal Free site to complement the existing clinical service and a contribution to in centre haemodialysis and ongoing management of kidney transplant recipients at our kidney care centres.The job plan also includes time to lead the Trust’s expanding home haemodialysis programme.The job plan will not require attendance at more than one site per day.
The following table is a calculation of PAs based on a 42-week year (52 weeks minus 6 for annual leave, 2 for study leave and 2 for bank holidays).
ON-CALL
1:9 on call commitment
This is a substantive NHS appointment attracting 8.75 PAs.
Provisional Annualised Job Plan
ActivitySiteFrequencyAnnualised PAsVirtual CKD (DCC)Royal FreeWeekly0.5On call (DCC)Royal Free1:91.75Transplant CohortTHKDCWeekly1.5Dialysis CohortSPKCCWeekly1.5Home HD leadSPKCCWeekly0.25Biopsy Coordination and planning (DCC)BarnetWeekly0.25Biopsy ListRoyal FreeAlt Weeks0.5Thursday: Departmental/ academic meeting (SPA)Royal FreeWeekly0.5Thursday: X Ray, Biopsy meeting (DCC)Royal FreeWeekly0.5Continuing professional development (SPA)Royal FreeWeekly1Joint Departmental Training and Education Lead (SPA)Royal FreeWeekly0.5 TOTAL8.75 PA
Example Timetable when not on call
AMPM
Monday
Haemodialysis Clinic
Tuesday
Transplant Clinic
Home HD
Virtual CKD triage & teaching
Wednesday
CPD
Renal Biopsy Coordination and planning
Thursday
Renal Biopsy List (alt weeks)
Renal Biopsy Coordination and planning
X-ray and Biopsy meeting RFH
Academic afternoon
Friday
This advert closes on Friday 26 Dec 2025