We are delighted to invite applications for a new Consultant colleague to join our team for this joint Nephrology and Critical Care role.
The post is part of an exciting Critical Care expansion. We have opened a state-of-the-art 34 bed unit at Royal Preston Hospital with advanced patient and relative facilities. For renal this is Consultant Nephrologist post where the successful candidatewill provide General Nephrology care to our East Lancashire patientsdelivering outpatient clinics at the John Sagar Renal Centre, dialysis care at Laurie Solomon Renal Centre and in-reach to Royal Blackburn Hospital inpatients with renal issues once a week.
The post holder will:
1. Have an active role in the planning, development and delivery of the critical care services
2. Participate in the critical care consultant on-call rota
3. continuous commitment for the care of patients, ensure, in consultation with colleagues, that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.
4. Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients,
5. develop specialist elements of the services to reflect perceivedpriorities within available resources.
6. Undertake a Block Working Pattern on the Critical Care Unit.
7. Participate in the Consultant on-call duty rota.
8. Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of his/her patients.
9. Promote high professional standards of clinical care of patients and the health andsafety of the critical care environment.
10. Maintain continuing education and professional development
For renal our General Nephrology clinics will be in John Sagar Renal Centre, Burnley (face-to-face and virtual). In-patient bedside reviews may be required for Royal Blackburn inpatientsand reviewing referrals via the referrals platform, PatientPass. There is time allocated in the job plan to reflect this commitment.
The successful candidate will work alongside our Laurie Solomon Renal Centre Haemodialysis co-lead, Dr. Qurat Tak to care for Haemodialysis patients in the Blackburn catchment area.
The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the Major Acute trusts in the North West with all the usual specialities on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Trauma, Neurosciences, Oncology, Plastic Surgery & Burns, Vascular Surgery in addition to Renal Medicine. Innovation and quality improvement is actively encouraged with support from our Continuous Improvement team. Undergraduate medical student teaching is highly respected and an essential component for all departments within our Trust; as we develop active and developing links with the Universities of
Manchester, Central Lancashire and Lancaster. There are many opportunities to develop your educational profile within and outside the trust.
Lancashire is an attractive area to live and has many facilities available locally. The cities of Manchester, Lancaster and Liverpool are within easy reach. Recreational facilities are many and varied, with the Lake District, Ribble Valley, Yorkshire Dales and the Fylde Coast nearby.
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
Informal enquiries and requests to visit the Hospitals are welcome and should be made, following shortlisting, with Mr. Steve Canty, Medical Director and SilasNicholls,Chief Executive (01772) 522692
This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Jan 2026