Clinical Fellow in Renal Medicine

Imperial College Healthcare NHS; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a fellow for the Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre. The role involves a primary focus on clinical work in renal medicine, offering extensive exposure to transplant and research opportunities. Candidates should be post-CCT trainees or nephrologists in early training stages with the MRCP qualification. This one-year position, with the possibility of extension, allows for significant hands-on experience and learning in a pioneering healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Post‑CCT trainees or early-stage nephrologists are eligible.
• Seeking expertise in renal medicine and research experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct 75% clinical work including acute transplantation and inpatient care.
• Participate in outpatient duties covering satellite services.

Skills

Clinical experience in renal medicine

Research skills

Leadership and management

Education

MRCP

Completion of IMT (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

The post is based in the Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre at the Hammersmith Hospital, the largest renal and transplant centre in Europe. The Trust Fellowship is 75% clinical, providing exposure to all aspects of renal and transplant medicine, and 25% dedicated to renal or transplant research, clinical experience in subspecialty areas or leadership/management, according to the trainee’s needs. The post will be for one year, with the possibility of a further year.

Eligibility and Qualifications

Suitable for post‑CCT trainees or nephrologists in the earlier stages of training who have completed IMT (or equivalent) and hold MRCP, seeking to gain expertise in renal medicine alongside experience in research, procedures or management.

Clinical Responsibilities

• 75% clinical work (inpatient, outpatient, and on‑call rota). Regular exposure to acute transplantation, glomerulonephritis, and work on a renal high‑dependency unit.
• Outpatient duties covering satellite services at hospital sites across north‑west London.

Non‑Clinical or Research Work (25%)

• Flexible blocks – the fellow may alternate 9 weeks of clinical work with 3 weeks of non‑clinical time, or split the time during the working week to suit personal interests.
• Research and audit, quality improvement, and service development.
• Sub‑specialty clinical experience in vasculitis, lupus, transplantation, and procedures.
• Leadership and management opportunities.

Outpatient Clinics

• Specialist renal outpatient clinics in‑centre: transplant, GN, lupus, PD, renal‑genetics, obstetric nephrology.
• General nephrology and advanced kidney care clinics at satellite units across north‑west London.

Educational Opportunities

• Renal X‑ray MDT (weekly)
• Renal Histopathology MDT (weekly)
• Renal subspecialty MDT/research forums (lupus, GN, complex transplant, dialysis, frailty)
• Renal Grand Round (monthly)
• Trust Grand Round (weekly)
• Renal SpR/senior fellow training afternoon (monthly)
• Renal junior trainee teaching programme – open to all grades (weekly)
• Trainee/peer‑lead teaching (fortnightly)
• Renal Open Meeting (monthly), multidisciplinary

Our Organisation

With five world‑renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust offers extensive opportunities for healthcare career development. The Trust employs around 16,000 staff and serves over one and a half million patients from north‑west London and beyond each year. In partnership with Imperial College London and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of six in the UK, dedicated to translating research for improved patient care and excellence in education. We pride ourselves on a heritage of innovation, early adoption of new technologies, techniques and treatments for advancing health.