Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Nephrology
| Posting date: | 16 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £65,048.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £65048.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 March 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 3EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9298-MED-933 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated trainee paediatrician (ST4 or above) with an interest in to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as one of two Paediatric Simulation Fellows for Leeds Childrens Hospital (LCH). The doctor in training would gain experience in in all areas of the Paediatric Nephrology Speciality Curriculum including management of Acute Kidney Injury (peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis & continuous Ven venous haemodialysis/filtration) and chronic kidney disease (pre-dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis & transplantation ~ 12 paediatric transplants/yr). General paediatric renal services include the investigation and management of children with: Nephrotic/ Nephritic syndrome; urinary tract infection and congenital anomalies of the urinary tract; renovascular disease / hypertension; renal tubular & metabolic disorders & renal stone disease. The doctor in training would also be able to participate in the transition service to adult care and attend outreach clinics covering 10 hospitals in Yorkshire. There are: weekly Clinical Grand Rounds plus weekly psychosocial and radiology meetings with monthly transplant listing, guidelines, governance & business meetings and histopathology meetings every 2 months. There are 4 outpatient clinics/week covering renal transplantation, chronic renal failure, general and specialist nephrology. There are monthly nephrology clinics and specialist joint clinics including rheumatology, neurology. There is an active teaching programme with a weekly ward-based teaching sessions, monthly evidence-based teaching sessions and a weekly postgraduate paediatric meeting. As a centre we also provide opportunities to train to perform renal biopsies. Applications are open to trainee paediatricians: At ST4 or above in the paediatric run-through training programme Working full time or less-than-full-time With a national training number With full GMC registration With 6 months prior experience working on the Tier 2 rota in the UK. This is a fixed-term role for 12 months. The role would be undertaken out of training and therefore, this post is likely to extend the trainees completion of training (CCT) date. This should be discussed with the trainees educational supervisor and training programme director.