Senior Clinical Fellow in Transplant and Renal Surgery

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London is looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join their renal transplantation team. The role involves managing transplant surgeries and providing patient care in a multidisciplinary environment. Applicants must hold a Full GMC Registration and have significant surgical experience. This is a full-time, fixed-term position with a salary range of £61,825 to £70,425 per year.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of General Surgery/Urology.
• Experience of transplant, urology, vascular and/or laparoscopic surgery.

Responsibilities

• Managing the wards, emergency theatre and deceased donor transplants.
• Performing living donor transplants and dialysis access surgery.
• Conducting surgical assessments and follow up clinics.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Team based approach

Commitment to multidisciplinary practice

Education

Full GMC Registration

Other relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g. MRCS

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the UK's busiest Renal Transplantation Centre. We carry out almost 300 living donor and deceased donor Kidney Transplants a year and are one of the few centres who carry out simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplants.

We are looking for the successful candidates to be able to join us as soon as possible. You will be part of a team of 12 Senior Clinical Fellows, 4 Junior Clinical Fellows and working with 13 Consultant Surgeons. The Transplant team works alongside the Nephrology team and therefore will work closely with Nephrology Junior Doctors and Consultants.

Main duties of the job

The Department is one of the largest in the UK, providing kidney care to South East London, Kent and the Channel Islands. We also receive a significant number of complex referrals from a wider geographical area.

We are a supra-regional centre for combined kidney/pancreas transplantation. We also have the country's largest antibody incompatible transplant programme. We performed the first robotic transplants in the UK and have world-class expertise in vascular access and transplant urology.

We are nationally recognised for quality of care, innovation in clinical practice and service delivery, and for our close functional and geographical integration with the research programmes of both the MRC Transplantation Centre and the Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre.

About us

GSTT is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country. The department also provides a surgical service to Paediatric services at Evelina and Great Ormond Street Hospitals and so there may be the opportunity to get exposure here as well if the successful candidate wishes.

We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. King's Health Partners includes seven hospitals and it brings together the best of research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver ground breaking advances in healthcare.

Details Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 to £70,425 a year excl. London zone and on-call allowances (dependent on Rota)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-MED4908

Job locations

Guy's Hospital

Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

Job description Job responsibilities

The post will be comparable to current ST3-ST8 posts with respect to responsibilities, audit and opportunities for training. This will be adapted to your training level.

Your rota will involve:

1) On-calls (managing the wards, emergency theatre and deceased donor transplants) alongside the on-call Consultant.

2) Elective Operating lists - this could be living donor transplants (Lap or Robot assisted), dialysis access surgery, transplant urology procedures or hernia/abdominal wall repairs

3) Clinics - this could be surgical assessment, post transplant follow up or pre-op assessment clinics

You will be encouraged to carry out audit and quality improvement projects as well as to join and deliver teaching sessions.

Job description Job responsibilities

The post will be comparable to current ST3-ST8 posts with respect to responsibilities, audit and opportunities for training. This will be adapted to your training level.

Your rota will involve:

1) On-calls (managing the wards, emergency theatre and deceased donor transplants) alongside the on-call Consultant.

2) Elective Operating lists - this could be living donor transplants (Lap or Robot assisted), dialysis access surgery, transplant urology procedures or hernia/abdominal wall repairs

3) Clinics - this could be surgical assessment, post transplant follow up or pre-op assessment clinics

You will be encouraged to carry out audit and quality improvement projects as well as to join and deliver teaching sessions.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Full GMC Registration

Desirable

• Other relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g. MRCS or equivalent

Clinical Experience Essential

• Significant experience of General Surgery/Urology

Desirable

• Experience of transplant, urology, vascular and/or laparoscopic surgery

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• A commitment to and evidence of multidisciplinary practice
• A team based approach to care and service management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; clinical and non-clinical patients and their carers/relatives

Research Desirable

• An ability to initiative pursue and complete clinical or basic medical research

Teaching Essential

• An ability to teach undergraduate students or other junior doctors

Desirable

• Certificate of medical education

Good Medical Practice Essential

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical and Surgical Practice set out by the GMC

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Full GMC Registration

Desirable

• Other relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g. MRCS or equivalent

Clinical Experience Essential

• Significant experience of General Surgery/Urology

Desirable

• Experience of transplant, urology, vascular and/or laparoscopic surgery

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• A commitment to and evidence of multidisciplinary practice
• A team based approach to care and service management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; clinical and non-clinical patients and their carers/relatives

Research Desirable

• An ability to initiative pursue and complete clinical or basic medical research

Teaching Essential

• An ability to teach undergraduate students or other junior doctors

Desirable

• Certificate of medical education

Good Medical Practice Essential

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical and Surgical Practice set out by the GMC

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)