Trust Doctor in Kidney Transplant and Vascular Access Surgery

Applications are invited for one highly motivated clinical fellows (SpR Level) in Renal transplant and vascular access surgery to start as soon as possible and one for April 2023.

The posts will suit applicants who wish to gain extensive experience in renal transplantation vascular access surgery. Previous experience in General and vascular Surgery is advantageous.

You will be providing highest quality care to one of the largest dialysis and transplant cohort in the UK under direct supervision of a team of highly motivated consultant surgeons.

The appointee will be exposed to all aspects of advanced dialysis access and transplant surgery and the relevant medical management of these complex patients on a 1:5 oncall rota. This post is EWTD compliant.

The unit performs an average of 200 renal transplants and more than 500 dialysis access procedures per year (including HeRO graft, extra-anatomical PTFE graft, EndoAVF and IVUS plasty) with a large live donor transplant programme that includes HLA and ABO incompatible transplantation.

These posts will be especially suited to the international fellows or as secondments, who want to gain experience in routine and highly complex transplant and vascular access surgery.

Main duties of the job

At least once daily ward round with the consultant surgeon and nephrologist Pre-transplant assessments Post transplant acute clinics Dialysis (PD and vascular) access clinics Pre-assessments clinic

Regular theatres session (5 day operating sessions)

Elective living donor transplants Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy Robotic living donor transplants. Complex vascular access Complex abdominal wall hernia service (joint procedures with plastic surgery team for pedicle flaps)Renovascular reconstruction with auto-transplantation Elective general surgery for dialysis and transplant population (including laparoscopic hernias, cholecystectomy)Emergency. Deceased donor transplants. Emergency surgical vascular access salvage surgery

Multidisciplinary meeting. Transplant listing MDMX-ray MDM Transplant biopsy MDM Intervention radiology and vascular access MDM

Education. Opportunity to have teaching responsibilities at the medical school. Application of Educational grants are encouraged - previous clinical fellows have been successful in securing regular grants. Department have strong links with the Royal college of surgeons, of England, UEMS and ESOT with educational opportunities

About us

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential
MB BS, or equivalent
MRCS/FRCS or equivalent
Desirable
Higher degree, E.g. MD/phd
Knowledge

Essential
Knowledge of basic of vascular access surgery
Desirable
Knowledge of all aspects of renal transplantation
Publication in this area
Training Expected

Essential
Training on general surgery/vascular surgery
Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
Previous exposure in Renal Transplant and vascular access surgery
Audit Experience

Essential
Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings.
Desirable
Experience of audit management
Academic Achievements

Essential
Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
Desirable
Demonstrate number of publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post.
Phd/ MD Thesis
Personal Skills

Essential
Excellent presentational and verbal skills, ability to motivate and develop medical trainees, awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
Desirable
IT skills and computer literacy
Personal Qualities

Essential
Self motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to workability to work under pressure, caring attitude to patients, commitment to continuing medical education, willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level, collegiate approach to work and colleagues, ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders.
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