Consultant Nephrologist
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Preston, PR2 9HT
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
We are delighted to invite applications for1full timeNew Consultant colleague to join our team.LTH is the specialised commissioned service for Lancash...
General Nephrology,Glomerulonephritisand post-transplantclinics will beBob Coward Renal Centre,Blackpool(face-to-face and virtual). In-patient bedside reviews may berequiredforBlackpoolinpatientsandreviewing referralson Patient Pass. There is timeallocatedin the job plan to reflect this commitment.
The successful candidate willjoina highly successfulrecipient transplant work-up programwhich has resulted in a growing population of post-transplant patients requiring care closer to home.This clinic will support the transplant clinic at Royal Preston Hospital which is set-up to repatriate recently transplanted patients from Manchester Royal Infirmary typically 6-8 weeks after transplantby freeing up capacity and following-up patients at their local centre.
The successful candidate willbe responsible forsetting-up a newGlomerulonephritisclinicat theBob CowardRenal Centre to look afterpatients in theFylde coast area.At present, the serviceonlyexistat RPH and is oversubscribed.
You would join an excellent,friendlyand compassionate large Renal service that covers 1.6 million people, looking after over 1400 dialysis and transplant patients across a large geographical area including 4 trusts and 6 satellite renal centres in addition to our main hub unit at Royal Preston Hospital. Our newly refurbished renal satellite centresoffer renal outpatient clinic facilities, on-site phlebotomy in addition to regular dialysis stations and self-care areas.The Bob Coward Renal Centre is scheduled tobe operations from September 2026 andbeyond caring for dialysis patients,our existingand new clinic willoperateout of this newstate of the artfacility.
We have an award winning successful live and deceased donor transplant programme and a well-established home dialysis team, offering Peritoneal Dialysis and Home Haemodialysis training at our facility in Chorley Hospital and now Kendal.We have an expanding research portfolio recruiting to national and international trials and undertaking original research within the NIHR badged on-site Lancashire Clinical Research Facility.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration or eligibility for full registration with the GMC with licence to practice.
- Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification
- Hold Nephrology SCE
- Entry on the GMC Specialist register for Renal Medicine & GIM via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community Right
Desirable
- Higher qualifications; MA, MSc or MD/PhD.
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Full training in Renal & GIM/ as required by the JRCPTB.
- Recent experience of caring for General Nephrology, Transplant and Haemodialysis patients.
- Additional qualifications in Glomerulonephritis or Renal transplantation
Desirable
- Experience of leading and developing care for Vasculitis & AKI services
- Experience in other specialist area (s) that would enhance existing LTHTR services
- Competent to perform renal biopsies
- Trained Clinical or Educational Supervisor
Management
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical Leadership
- Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
Desirable
- Demonstrate with examples clear leadership and successful quality improvement in renal medicine
- Evidence of involvement or ideally leadership in QI work
How to apply
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First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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