Consultant - Nephrology
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, L7 8YE
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a full-time NHS Consultant in Nephrology predominantly based at The New Royal Un...
- Provision of general nephrology, specialist nephrology and acute medical services.
- Fixed clinical sessions including a dialysis clinic, general nephrology clinic, speciality clinics which will be agreed with the post holder after appointment to reflect their specialist interests and service requirements.
- On-call commitment is 1:20 on pro rota basis. The hot blocks on the wards occur on weeks 1,2, 11 and 12 in a 20-week cycle.
- The appointee is expected to attend and proactively commit to ongoing improvements in Nephrology & transplant MDT meetings, Renal Biopsy meetings, Clinical Directorate and Governance meetings.
- To receive acute referrals from Merseyside and Cheshire while on-call as part of the on-call consultant rota.
- The post holder would be expected to actively take part in audit, teaching and research. The Unit has contributed to the Renal Registry since 2002.
- It is envisaged that the post holder would provide Consultant level nephrology cover for the Regional Renal Transplant Unit whilst on-call and support any future developments in the working patterns with the transplant team.
- The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his or her charge and for the proper functioning of the service.
Department of Nephrology
Following the opening of the New Royal Hospital in October 2022, the Nephrology in-patient bed base has relocated and is consolidated across two wards in the New Royal Hospital. The Nephrology in-patient bed base has 42 beds (includes 8 regional renal High Care beds) and is co-located with Renal Transplant surgery who have 14 beds. The new model ensures that ALL complex renal patients in the region (transplant, dialysis, AKI needing organ support, complex immunosuppression) have equitable access 24/7 to a bespoke MDT Tertiary unit.
The Nephrology footprint extends beyond LUHFTs sites; the LUHFT renal team provide all aspects of kidney care - Acute Kidney Injury (AKI); Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD); Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT); conservative management of patients who choose not to have dialysis/transplant; and transplantation across Merseyside, including parts of Cheshire (Population c.1.06m). The Renal Transplant Unit provides services to the Wirral and North Wales (Population 2.5m).
The Regional Renal unit has a 33 stationed dialysis unit in the lower ground floor, with 8 bedded High Care Unit in ward 7C and another 21 dialysis plumbed rooms between the wards 7C and 7B.
In response to the NCEPOD Report there is a robust and responsive strategy for management of acute kidney injury (AKI) both within the Trust and in outlying Trusts with an integrated alert programme highlighting new cases of AKI. There are satellite dialysis units at Broadgreen Hospital, St Helens Hospital, Warrington Hospital, Halton Hospital, Waterloo dialysis unit and Southport hospital. Clinical Governance for these patients rests wholly within the Royal Liverpool University Hospital Nephrology Directorate, within the Divisional and Trust structure for clinical governance and risk management.
The Renal Transplant Unit (RTU) serves Merseyside, North Wales, and the Isle of Man. The transplant team performs approximately around 100 renal transplants per year with a planned programme to increase to 120 per year. This includes an active living door transplant programme and a comprehensive programme involving both non-heart beating donation and ABO incompatible donor transplants. Major investment here recently includes the agreed planned expansion of Consultant Transplant Surgeon numbers from 5 to 6. All Consultant Nephrologists when on-call have a commitment to nephrology consultations in the RTU. As per national recommendation patients who have been transplanted for more than 12 months are transferred back to Nephrology and are seen in dedicated post-transplant follow up clinic. We also attend acute transplant clinics and perform in-patient transplant reviews.
There are excellent opportunities and facilities for research within the Trust. The present areas of interest within the Renal Unit are diverse and include inhouse research capabilities along with involvement in various national and international studies.
We are committed to submitting data to the UK Renal Registry and pursue the standards set in the NICE, UKKA standards and agreed yearly CQUINS with commissioners. There is a robust quality assurance management programme with regular MDT meetings and audit reviews.
Services
Along with General Nephrology Clinic, we provide several sub specialist clinics including Immunosuppression Clinic, Renal transplant follow up clinic, home therapies clinic, Advanced Kidney care clinic, Dialysis clinic, Conservative Management Clinic, Polycystic Kidney Disease Clinic, Renal pregnancy clinic, Tuberous sclerosis clinic, Diabetic renal clinic, Myeloma-Amyloid joint haematology clinic. In addition, we run sub-specialist MDTs including Genomic MDT, Transplant MDT, Vasculitis/GN MDT.
Management
Services operate under the following structure
- Clinical Director Dr Shahed Ahmed
- Head of Operations Kate Brizell
- Associate director of Nursing Tracey Cullen
Medical Staffing
We have 22 Consultants currently working within the Nephrology team:
- Dr Shahed Ahmed
- Dr Asheesh Sharma
- Dr Jay Hiremath
- Dr Anirudh Rao
- Dr Azri Nache
- Dr Christopher Goldsmith
- Dr John Alexander
- Dr Hannah Sammut
- Dr Harsha Wodeyar
- Dr Mark Devonald
- Dr Matthew Howse
- Dr Michael Schulz
- Dr Olivia Worthington
- Dr Philip Evans
- Dr Rema Saxena
- Dr Chukwuma Chukwu
- Dr Neil Bailey
- Dr Abraham Abraham
- Dr Bhavna Pandya
- Dr Cecilia Chow
- Dr Janice Harper
- Dr Christopher Wong
Job plan
- The appointee, together with his or her colleagues, will have a commitment to the provision of general nephrology, specialist nephrology and acute medical services.
- The timetable is based on a 10 - 11PA job plan including 1.5 core SPA (example 8 DCC + 1.5 Core SPA + 0.5 educational SPA)
- The fixed clinical sessions will include a dialysis clinic, general nephrology clinic, speciality clinics which will be agreed with the post holder after appointment to reflect their specialist interests and service requirements.
- The on-call commitment is 1:20 on pro rota basis. The hot blocks on the wards occur on weeks 1,2, 11 and 12 in a 20-week cycle.
- Any SPA activity in the job plan is designed to reflect time required for audit, mortality reviews, educational supervision, appraisal, and revalidation activity. This will be agreed with the post holder after appointment to reflect their specialist interests and service requirements. Additional DCC PAs and SPAs may be available by mutual consent to meet departmental or organisational requirements. The job plan will be reviewed six months after appointment and annually thereafter. Teaching and supervision of trainees will be an essential role of the post holder. Level 2 training will be provided for the appointee to be an Educational / Clinical Supervisor if they have not already obtained such training.
- The appointee is expected to attend and proactively commit to ongoing improvements in Nephrology & transplant MDT meetings, Renal Biopsy meetings, Clinical Directorate and Governance meetings.
- To receive acute referrals from Merseyside and Cheshire while on-call as part of the on-call consultant rota.
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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.
Qualifications and Eligibility
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- CCT in acute medicine or GIM (General Internal Medicine) (or within 6 months)
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
Desirable
- Additional post-graduate qualifications
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Clinical Knowledge & Expertise
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the acute and general medicine curriculum and applying to this post
Academic & Research Skills
Essential
- Research Skills: Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit/research within team structure
- Teaching Skills: Demonstrates range of teaching techniques relevant to variety of curricula
Desirable
- Degrees, awards, presentations, publications
- Evidence of teaching and assessment skills
Personal Skills
Essential
- Communication Skills: Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Problem Solving & Decision Making: Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
- Managing Others & Team Involvement: Capacity to work effectively with others. Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff
- Empathy & Sensitivity: Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people
- Organisation & Planning: Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively. Capacity to prioritise own workload. Basic IT skills
- Vigilance & Situational Awareness: Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
- Coping with Pressure: Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances
Desirable
- Leadership/manage ment/QI qualifications
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First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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