Trust Grade FY3 or CT1-CT2 - CKD Quality Improvement

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Liverpool is seeking an enthusiastic doctor for a full-time post focusing on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) improvement. This 6-month role involves implementation of CKD initiatives at Aintree and Royal sites, working in a multi-disciplinary environment. Applicants should have an MBBS or equivalent, MRCP part 1, and experience in clinical settings. Start date is expected in February 2026, providing a unique opportunity to improve CKD care across the community.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year Foundation year Training or evidence of achievement of competences in medicine.
• Experience conducting expert, focused physical examinations.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement the CKD alert bundle at both Aintree and Royal Liverpool sites.
• Develop and deliver a CKD care bundle for patients admitted with CKD.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed improvements in practice.

Skills

Physical examinations

Basic science knowledge

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Quality Improvement participation

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP part 1

Job description

Trust Grade FY3 or CT1-CT2 - CKD Quality Improvement

Closing date: 02 January 2026.

We are seeking an enthusiastic FY3 or CT1-2 grade doctor for a full time 40 hours per week post, over a 6-month fixed term, focusing on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) quality improvement across both Aintree and Royal sites. The role is based on-site and offers a unique opportunity to lead and support system-wide improvements in CKD care.

This opportunity is available for any candidate wishing to pursue a career in Nephrology.

Start date is expected to be February 2026.

Main duties of the job

• Implement the CKD alert bundle at both Aintree and Royal Liverpool sites.
• Develop and deliver a CKD care bundle for patients admitted with CKD and unplanned hospital admissions.
• Contribute to CKD-related QI work across the Integrated Care Board (ICB), including developing an integrated proactive care approach.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed improvements in practice.
• Gain hands‑on experience with QI methodology and its practical application.
• Collect, analyse, and publish data/findings from the improvement work to share learning locally and nationally.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP part 1

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year Foundation year Training or evidence of achievement of competences in medicine.
• Experience conducting expert, focused physical examinations.
• Competent level of knowledge of basic science and able to apply this to clinical practice.
• Potential for understanding and proficiency in performance of certain renal diagnostic and technical procedures.
• Obtaining medical histories which are precise, logical, thorough and reliable.
• Ability to work in a multi‑disciplinary environment e.g., Renal Medicine, Interventional Radiology, General Medicine, Renal Transplantation.
• Demonstration of understanding and proficiency in the performance of certain medical diagnostic and technical procedures.
• Evidence of participation and completion of a Quality Improvement project in the last 18 months.

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.

Address

Aintree and Royal Liverpool University Hospitals