SHO in Renal Medicine
| Posting date: | 30 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, W12 0HS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9290-26-0100 |
Summary
General responsibilities Ward work (this includes all jobs generated on ward round including TTOs, blood forms, clerking new patients, referrals, following up patients already discharged, assessing acutely ill patients, MDT meetings). Includes renal high dependency unit with level 2 care and also acute transplantation. Also 3 acute nephrology wards. The outpatient clinic is a great opportunity not offered in many other placements. The FY2 will see patients with chronic renal disease and transplant patients. Very different treatment and management to one on the wards. Main jobs are assessing volume status, quick through histories and follow-up of patients. Clinics may be general nephrology (at satellite units across NW London) or specialty clinics (on site Hammersmith). Admissions Unit Cover 1500 - 2100. Seeing patients in the ambulatory RAU or the monitored RHTU who may be admitted. Outline of timetable Typical working pattern in the placement: Ward/HDU Long days: 0815 2115 Nights: 2015 0915 Clinics/dialysis/admissions 6-hour shifts. On call requirements: 2.5 weeks of sets of nights (each 13 hours shifts) in 4 month rotation Planned learning opportunities: Wednesday 0800 Renal X-Ray meeting (weekly) 0820 Lupus Hot Cases MDT (weekly) 0915 Renal Histopathology meeting (weekly) 1130 Local renal teaching for FY/IMT (weekly). This time is protected for FY/IMT doctors but many SpRs, particularly new junior SpRs, join if they are free to do so and find this beneficial. 1230 Hammersmith Hospital grand round (weekly) 1330 Renal grand round (monthly) 1330 Vasculitis and GN Hot Cases MDT (weekly) 1400 Renal open meeting (Multidisciplinary, monthly) Wednesday/Thursday 1500 Complex Transplant Hot Cases MDT (FORTNIGHTLY) Friday 1200 Renal FY/IMT Peer Teaching Session (fortnightly). This is a teaching session lead by FY/IMT doctors for their peers, but is facilitated by an SpR or a consultant. It is a great opportunity for an SpR to chair a session and then undertake a teaching observation on the FY/IMT doctors, therefore expanding your skills as a trainer/educator. 1400 Inpatient Mortality Review Meeting (monthly)