Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust
CONSULTANT NEPHROLOGIST
(10PA Post)
Post to start in April 2026
The Royal London Hospital
Applications are invited for a full-time (10PA) Consultant post in the Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation at the Royal London Hospital within Barts Health NHS Trust. This post would be ideally suited for any individual wishing to develop a broad interest in renal medicine including dialysis and transplantation. The department is one of the largest and busiest in the UK that provides comprehensive whole-pathway renal & transplant care from the hub in Whitechapel to six networked kidney centres
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a full-time (10PA) Consultant post in the Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation at the Royal London Hospital within Barts Health NHS Trust. This post would be ideally suited for any individual wishing to develop a broad interest in renal medicine including dialysis and transplantation. The department is one of the largest and busiest in the UK that provides comprehensive whole-pathway renal & transplant care from the hub in Whitechapel to six networked kidney centres. There is a strong academic tradition within the Centre for Translational Medicine & Therapeutics at the William Harvey Research Institute (Queen Mary, University of London), along with the the Diabetic Kidney Centre in East London. There is also a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching. The post will provide unique opportunities to work across sites aimed at improving outcomes for our patients in East London.
Applicants should have full registration with the GMC and be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of their CCT.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applications are invited for a full-time (10PA) Consultant post in the Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation at the Royal London Hospital within Barts Health NHS Trust. This post would be ideally suited for any individual wishing to develop a broad interest in renal medicine including dialysis and transplantation. The department is one of the largest and busiest in the UK that provides comprehensive whole-pathway renal & transplant care from the hub in Whitechapel to six networked kidney centres. There is a strong academic tradition within the Centre for Translational Medicine & Therapeutics at the William Harvey Research Institute (Queen Mary, University of London), along with the the Diabetic Kidney Centre in East London. There is also a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching. The post will provide unique opportunities to work across sites aimed at improving outcomes for our patients in East London.
Applicants should have full registration with the GMC and be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of their CCT.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. MB BS, or equivalent
2. MRCP or equivalent
3. Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC)
4. Certificate of completion of training (CCT) (or proposed CCT within 6 months of interview) or Certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (CESR)
Desirable criteria
5. Higher degree, e.g. MD/PhD
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
6. Widespread broad based knowledge of all aspects of renal medicine, dialysis and transplantation.
7. Able to undertake Native and transplant renal biopsies independently without supervision.
Desirable criteria
8. Medical insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheters
Training Expected
Essential criteria
9. Higher Specialist Training in Renal Medicine Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
Management/Audit Experience
Essential criteria
10. Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
11. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy.
12. Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion.
Desirable criteria
13. Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
14. Experience of audit management
Academic Achievements/ Research/Publications
Essential criteria
15. Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
16. Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
17. Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
18. Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post.
Desirable criteria
19. PhD/ MD Thesis
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
20. Excellent presentational and verbal skills.
21. Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees.
22. Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the Trust and Barts Renal Strategy
23. Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
Desirable criteria
24. IT skills and computer literacy
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
25. Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work.
26. Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients.
27. Commitment to continuing medical education.
28. Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level.
29. Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders.
30. Collegiate approach to work and colleagues
31. Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost effective manner.