Senior Clinical Fellow in Renal Medicine
Interviews are scheduled to take place on 5th November 2025.
Based at UHCW, the post holder will have responsibility for the care of renal inpatients, day cases and ward attendees as part of a team of registrars. This includes 1 in 6 resident renal on call weekends and evenings. Other essential duties include supervising and teaching junior trainees, undertaking practical procedures (especially insertion of vascular catheters for acute haemodialysis) and participating in a wide range of clinics including general nephrology, acute transplantation, dialysis (HD, PD) and transition clinics.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.
They will be rotated through different postings in renal medicine— including renal ward, renal outliers and Transplantation. The ward doctors are expected to attend a daily morning board round with the ward MDT. The ward registrar is based on the ward for rounds. They have the support of a F2/IMT, a triage nurse and the on call renal consultant (physician of the week POW). The on-call registrar is responsible for reviewing referrals to the renal team from other departments and discussing referrals from other hospitals or satellite dialysis units. The registrar allocated to transplantation is responsible for the care of acute renal transplant patients and live donors. They are required to attend three acute transplant clinics a week as well as transplant ward rounds and MDTs. The other registrars cover outpatient clinics, procedures or CPD activities. Outpatient clinics are held at the UHCW, Rugby, Warwick, Stratford and GEH and cover general nephrology, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transition clinics.
The post-holder will be expected to become competent in practical procedures such as vascular catheterization (temporary and tunneled). There is an opportunity to be trained in medical PD catheter insertions. The post holder will participate in a 1 in 6 weekend renal on call/evenings and will be responsible for supporting the resident F2/IMT out of hours and providing renal advice for other departments including A&E, other hospitals and satellite dialysis units.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare. By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The post holder will contribute to the GIM on-call rota for one 4-month period, during which time they will not contribute to the renal on-call rota.
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