Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology

Required to fill this full time, replacement post. The Leeds Paediatric Renal service provides regional specialist kidney care for children across East Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, and the Humber. This service is one of 13 designated services for paediatric nephrology in the UK and one of 10 providing a fully comprehensive service including transplantation.

There is an established regional network that includes educational activities including the annual regional network study day to provide educational updates and training educational study day and provision of regional guidelines alongside a network of outreach clinics at 11 other hospitals across the region. Thus, providing shared care for patients and in-line with the principle of providing equity of access to quality care as close to home as possible for a population of children with complex and/or chronic disease (NHS Kidney Care-supported Improving the standard of care of children with kidney disease through paediatric nephrology networks, RCPCH 2011).

If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation on:

What does good look like for delivery of paediatric nephrology services in Leeds Children's Hospital?

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD VIA MS TEAMS: Monday 30 September 2024

Main duties of the job

The services at Leeds Children's Hospital are based in the renal unit, inpatient bed base on L50 and adjacent haemodialysis unit. This is a shared ward with paediatric hepatology and includes a shared 13 bed base including 8 cubicles (2 with the capacity for haemodialysis). Patients are also routinely cared for on the High Dependency unit and in Paediatric intensive care post renal transplant. Children will need to come to Leeds for specialised treatments or procedures which include renal transplantation, acute kidney injury requiring dialysis, insertion of long-term dialysis access and problems relating to long-term dialysis, renal biopsy, specialist imaging, renovascular angiography and treatment and children with complex nephro-urological conditions. This is in addition to the large cohort of children with chronic kidney disease require the input of a large multi-disciplinary team.

The successful applicant should possess CCT (or equivalent) in Paediatric Nephrology and or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Applicants should have established skills in Paediatric Nephrology and its related specialties. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A& E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:

1. Patient-centred
2. Fair
3. Collaborative
4. Accountable
5. Empowered

We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:

1. The best for patient safety, quality and experience
2. The best place to work
3. A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation
4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care
5. Financially sustainable

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leeds Children's Hospital

Leeds Children's Hospital is one of seven hospitals that as part of Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust. The Leeds Children's Hospital is one of the UKs largest children's hospitals with state-of-the-art treatments and facilities. It provides one of the most comprehensive ranges of specialist children's hospital services in the country including nephrology, medicine, surgery, gastroenterology, hepatobiliary, respiratory medicine, cystic fibrosis, neurosciences, haematology, oncology, paediatric critical care, neonatal services, rheumatology, allergy, immunology, endocrine and diabetes. The Children's hospital provides services for the children of Leeds across the region of Yorkshire and Humber and further afield.

Our Mission Statement

To improve the health and wellbeing of our children and young people by providing the highest quality of care.

Our Vision

We will be the leading provider of healthcare for children and young people in the north of England, giving them their care and treatment as close to home as possible. Leeds Children's Hospital will be a place where children, young people and families feel welcome and where staff are proud to work.

Our Goals

1. Achieve - To achieve the best clinical outcomes for every child and young person, every time
2. Focus - To make Leeds Children's Hospital the focus of all our service
3. Lead - To become a leading paediatric research and training centre in Yorkshire and the North of England
4. Build - To build partnerships that will help us to deliver better treatment and care for children and young people across the North of England
5. Support - to support our workforce to improve our service for children, young people and their families

CHILDRENS CSU

General Manger
Joanne Haigh

Head of Nursing
Laura Whelan

Matron
Clare Hazlegreaves

Clinical Director
Colin Holton

Clinical Lead
Pallavi Yadav

Service Manager
Suroush Lisle-Pourzyaie

Business Manager
Kate Haigh

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

1. To maintain a high-quality regional tertiary paediatric nephrology service to Leeds and North, West and East Yorkshire.
2. To participate in the acute 1 in 6 on call rota for Paediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.
3. To participate in the weekly joint multidisciplinary meetings (and teaching programme) with consultant colleagues.
4. To participate in audit, quality improvement and regional service development.
5. To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the service. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs ongoing in the department.

Person Specification

Further Requirements

Essential

• Medically fit to fulfil ALL aspects of the post, and to be able to respond quickly to emergencies, as necessary. Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice).
• Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
• CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process.

Experience

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience in paediatric nephrology.
• Has completed training in paediatric nephrology as specified by RCPCH Nephrology CSAC, or training assessed to be equivalent by the GMC.
• Comprehensive clinical experience in paediatric nephrology including managing peri-operative transplant patients, managing children and young people with acute kidney injury & end stage kidney disease and managing children and young people requiring acute and chronic dialysis (both peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis).

Qualifications

Essential

• Membership examination of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) or equivalent qualification.
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice. YOU MUST STATE YOUR GMC NUMBER ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POST.
• The candidate needs to be eligible for specialist registration in paediatric Nephrology and should be on the specialist register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT or equivalent at interview.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely.

Desirable

• Relevant higher degree.

Management & Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
• Well organised and skilled in good time management.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.

Desirable

• Attendance at recognised management course.

Training, Research, Teaching & Audit

Essential

• Should have completed a recognised training programme in paediatric nephrology.
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training.
• Valid Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.

Desirable

• Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
• Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.

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