We wish to appoint new consultant colleague to join our Renal service at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT). Our Renal base and the base for this post is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. However, our department provides services to the whole of the county of Gloucestershire and individual job plans vary according to the details of clinic and other responsibilities. There are flexible opportunities for our consultants' development through our annual job planning process.
This is a general nephrology post with a significant GIM inpatient component and a 1 in 6.5 on call for the renal wards and renal referrals.As a senior employee of our Trust you will work in close co-operation with, and support not just other clinical professionals but also our managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to our patients. Main duties & objectives:o to ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical serviceo to provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same tasko to sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriateo to work in accordance with our trust's procedures and operating policieso to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division and our Trusto to work within the framework of team decisionso to take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community both NHS and social serviceso to show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibilityApplications from candidates within 12 months of CCT in renal and GIM and established consultants are equally welcome.
We are one of England's largest Foundation Trusts, offering opportunities for collaborative service development aligned with the Renal Services Transformation Programme and GIRFT. We have an active Regional Operational Delivery Network and strong relationships with ICB colleagues.
Our renal ward and inpatient acute dialysis service are based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, alongside two outpatient dialysis units. A satellite unit operates in Cinderford. Consultant cover is provided seven days a week in Gloucester, with inpatient referrals at Cheltenham General Hospital reviewed as required. Urgent cases may be transferred to Gloucester following stabilisation with local intensivists.
Outpatient services include Advanced Kidney Care, transplant and general nephrology clinics in Gloucester and Cheltenham, and clinics at community hospitals in Cinderford, Stroud and Cirencester.
Diaverum provides our haemodialysis services, including home and inpatient dialysis, supporting approximately 215 chronic in-centre and home haemodialysis patients. Our in-house peritoneal dialysis service supports around 55 patients. Specialist nursing provision covers peritoneal dialysis, anaemia management, renal access, advanced kidney care education and transplantation.
We care for over 350 transplant recipients. A dedicated clinic manages recent transplants, with patients returning from Bristol and Oxford at three months post-transplant.
Joint clinics operate with Urology, ENT and Rheumatology.