Specialist Doctor Nephrology

Cambscommunityservices; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Specialist Doctor in Nephrology for a part-time role to enhance renal services. The ideal candidate will have registration in nephrology, clinical training equivalent to UK standards, and be involved in service developments, inpatient care, and outpatient dialysis. This position offers the opportunity to work within a respected healthcare organization and improve treatments for patients with renal conditions. Benefits include access to a pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Career development and training opportunities

Emotional Wellbeing Service

Qualifications

• Specialist Register for Nephrology or eligibility within 6 months.
• Clinical training equivalent to UK CCT in Nephrology and Medicine required.
• Experience of research relevant to nephrology.

Responsibilities

• Participate in future renal service developments.
• Provide inpatient care for renal condition patients.
• Lead the development of outpatient dialysis services.

Skills

Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems

Procedural ability – kidney biopsy

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to work in a team

Education

Specialist Register for Nephrology

Clinical training equivalent to UK CCT in Nephrology

Postgraduate thesis (MD or PhD)

Job description

Main area Nephrology Grade Specialist Grade Contract 6 months (Fixed term during posting of clinical lead to Divisional director) Hours Part time - 7 sessions per week Job ref 176-M-SY-7568180

Employer North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Peterborough City Hospital Town Peterborough Salary Pro Rata per annum Closing 01/02/2026 23:59

Specialist Doctor In Nephrology

Specialist Grade

Job overview

This is a e Nephrology post for 7 programmed activities a week at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT)

To work with consultant colleagues to further develop and deliver a modern responsive nephrology services across the wider Peterborough and Huntingdon area, in particular:

• 7 day a week inpatient dialysis at Peterborough City Hospital (PCH)
• AKI and general nephrology service at Hinchingbrooke Hospital (HH)
• Home-based renal replacement therapy

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be expected to participate in future renal service developments, most notably the expansion of the unit-based and home dialysis programme, provision of 7 day a week inpatient acute dialysis at PCH, setting up AKI and general nephrology services at HH, and strengthening our link with primary care to improve CKD care.
• Inpatient care for patients with renal conditions at PCH ward A8.
• Prompt in-patient renal consult service to other medical and surgical specialties.
• Provision of renal outpatient clinics at PCH, Stamford Hospital, HH, and Johnson Community Hospital.
• Lead the development of and provide inpatient AKI services at PCH and HH.
• To work with the established consultants to ensure equitable provision of nephrology services across the whole of the trust. This will include collaborative working, mutual cover for annual and study leave, and ensuring adherence to principles of clinical governance.
• Lead on the provision of outpatient dialysis services, in collaboration with our renal tertiary care partners and home care team, including provision of out of hours telephone advice for the dialysis units and main hospitals.
• Participation in the Renal on-call rota (1:6).
• Supervise and train junior medical staff, including doctors and nurses.
• Commitment to medical audit, continuing professional development (CPD) and annual revalidation.

Working for our organisation

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.

We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
• Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
• In-house Physiotherapy Services
• Career development and training opportunities
• Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
• Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
• Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Your role will be to facilitate provision of Nephrology services to the population of Greater Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, and South West Lincolnshire.

Please refer to the Job Description for more detailed information regarding this post.

Person specification

Qualifications

• • Specialist Register for Nephrology (or be eligible for entry onto this register within 6 months of application)
• • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Nephrology and Medicine
• • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, relating to nephrology
• • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
• • Procedural ability – kidney biopsy, insertion of non-cuffed dialysis lines
• • Postgraduate thesis (MD or PhD)
• • Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine
• • Insertion of PD catheters
• • Insertion of cuffed dialysis lines
• • Area of special interest - haemodialysis, vascular access, home dialysis, AKI

Management and Administrative Experience

• • Ability to organize and manage inpatient and outpatient priorities and treatment.
• • Experience of audit management
• • Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets

Teaching Experience

• • Experience of supervising FY and CMT trainees, Trust Grade doctors, nurse specialists and ST traineeds
• • Ability to teach basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• • Postgraduate teaching experience and degree
• • Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Research Experience

• • Experience of research relevant to nephrology.
• • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• • Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Other Attributes

• • Ability to provide leadership when required
• • Ability to work in a team
• • Good interpersonal skills
• • Caring attitude to patients
• • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• • Commitment to Continuing Professional Development, Clinical Governance and Audit
• • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month’s salary. Volunteers are exempt.

Our Values – At the heart of all we do
We recruit not just for skills but for behaviours aligned with our core values: dedication, care, courage, and innovation. Show us how you live these values in your application and interview.

Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications—please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship
We welcome applications from those needing UK sponsorship. From 2021, non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals need a visa to work in the UK.
Important: Salary thresholds and visa rules changed in 2024 — check your eligibility here: www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

If applying from overseas, you may also need to provide criminal record certificates for countries lived in for 12+ months in the past 10 years.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
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