Consultant Nephrologist

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London seeks a full-time Consultant Nephrologist to join the Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation. The ideal candidate will have significant knowledge in renal medicine, leading a range of duties including patient care, teaching, and research opportunities across multiple sites. This role offers a chance to contribute to a well-regarded department focused on excellence in care delivery.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT.
• Strong academic background, capable of training undergraduates and postgraduates.

Responsibilities

• Develop a broad interest in renal medicine including dialysis and transplantation.
• Work at multiple sites to improve patient outcomes in East London.
• Engage in clinical research and present findings to relevant audiences.

Skills

Broad based knowledge of renal medicine

Ability to perform renal biopsies independently

Excellent presentational skills

Ability to motivate medical trainees

Education

MB BS or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Job description

Barts Health NHS Trust

CONSULTANT NEPHROLOGIST(10PA Post)

Post to start in April 2026

The Royal London Hospital

Applications are invited for a full-time (10PA) Consultant post in the Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation at the Royal London Hospital within Barts Health NHS Trust. This post would be ideally suited for any individual wishing to develop a broad interest in renal medicine including dialysis and transplantation. The department is one of the largest and busiest in the UK that provides comprehensive whole-pathway renal & transplant care from the hub in Whitechapel to six networked kidney centres.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for a full-time (10PA) Consultant post in the Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation at the Royal London Hospital within Barts Health NHS Trust. This post would be ideally suited for any individual wishing to develop a broad interest in renal medicine including dialysis and transplantation. The department is one of the largest and busiest in the UK that provides comprehensive whole-pathway renal & transplant care from the hub in Whitechapel to six networked kidney centres. There is a strong academic tradition within the Centre for Translational Medicine & Therapeutics at the William Harvey Research Institute (Queen Mary, University of London), along with the the Diabetic Kidney Centre in East London. There is also a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching. The post will provide unique opportunities to work across sites aimed at improving outcomes for our patients in East London.

Applicants should have full registration with the GMC and be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of their CCT.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applications are invited for a full-time (10PA) Consultant post in the Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation at the Royal London Hospital within Barts Health NHS Trust. This post would be ideally suited for any individual wishing to develop a broad interest in renal medicine including dialysis and transplantation. The department is one of the largest and busiest in the UK that provides comprehensive whole-pathway renal & transplant care from the hub in Whitechapel to six networked kidney centres. There is a strong academic tradition within the Centre for Translational Medicine & Therapeutics at the William Harvey Research Institute (Queen Mary, University of London), along with the the Diabetic Kidney Centre in East London. There is also a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching. The post will provide unique opportunities to work across sites aimed at improving outcomes for our patients in East London.

Applicants should have full registration with the GMC and be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of their CCT.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• MB BS, or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Certificate of completion of training (CCT) (or proposed CCT within 6 months of interview) or Certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (CESR)

Desirable:

• Higher degree, e.g. MD/PhD

Knowledge/Experience

Essential:

• Widespread broad based knowledge of all aspects of renal medicine, dialysis and transplantation.
• Able to undertake Native and transplant renal biopsies independently without supervision.

Desirable:

• Medical insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheters

Training Expected

Essential:

• Higher Specialist Training in Renal Medicine Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates

Management/Audit Experience

Essential:

• Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy.
• Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion.

Desirable:

• Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
• Experience of audit management

Academic Achievements/ Research/Publications

Essential:

• Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
• Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post.

Desirable:

• PhD/ MD Thesis

Personal Skills

Essential:

• Excellent presentational and verbal skills.
• Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees.
• Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the Trust and Barts Renal Strategy
• Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team

Desirable:

• IT skills and computer literacy

Personal Qualities

Essential:

• Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients.
• Commitment to continuing medical education.
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level.
• Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders.
• Collegiate approach to work and colleagues
• Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost effective manner.