Senior Clinical Fellow in Transplantation and Renal Surgery

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK is seeking trainees in transplantation, general surgery, or urology. This role offers extensive clinical exposure including patient diagnosis, ward rounds, and surgery. The postholder will develop both technical skills and an academic portfolio in a supportive environment. On-call and theatre commitments are included, making it ideal for those wishing to deepen their surgical knowledge.

Qualifications

• Trainees wishing to pursue a career in transplantation, general surgery, or urology.
• Willingness to work on audit or quality improvement projects.
• Ability to handle on-call commitments and work in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and treat patients of the organization.
• Continue clinical responsibility for the patients in charge.
• Participate in consultant-led ward rounds and surgical clinics.
• Attend in-patient theatre sessions and dedicate time for research or audits.

Job description

Overview

This post would suit trainees wishing to pursue a career in transplantation, general surgery or urology. It provides an excellent opportunity to expand knowledge in pre‑ and post‑operative management of surgical patients in a busy transplant environment and to develop basic general surgical/vascular/urological technical skills. Those wishing to improve their academic portfolio will be supported to do so. The post will incorporate ward and on‑call commitments as well as theatre and outpatient commitments. There will be an opportunity to work on an audit or a quality improvement project. The post therefore suits individuals who wish to develop these areas, and also suits those who wish to work less than full time. The postholder will be supervised by a Transplant Surgery Consultant as well as the Transplant medical team with whom they will be working closely.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and treat patients of Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
• Continue clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff.

Schedule

• Participation in consultant‑led ward rounds
• Participation in at least one transplant or surgical clinic a week
• Attendance at two in‑patient theatre sessions per week
• One session per week for research, quality improvement or audit

Clinical Sessions

Clinical sessions will involve pre‑ and post‑operative assessment of dialysis access, transplant urology and general surgery patients.

Department Information

The Department of Nephrology and Transplantation at Guy's is one of the largest in the UK, providing kidney care to South East London, neighbouring areas of Kent and the Channel Islands. In addition, we receive a significant number of complex referrals from a much wider geographical area. We provide a comprehensive range of services for this population, from management of mild kidney disease through to acute kidney injury (AKI) and the full range of modalities of renal replacement therapy. We perform around 300 transplants each year, have the largest living kidney donor programme in the country and are a supra‑regional centre for both combined kidney/pancreas and pancreas‑alone transplantation. We 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 offer a full range of peritoneal and haemodialysis therapies both at home and through a network of satellite units. 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.