Locum consultant in Renal Medicine

This post is 1 year fixed term for 0.6 PA's

The successful candidate will work with the existing team in delivering a high qualify nephrology service. The candidate is expected to:

Deliver general nephrology clinics and renal transplant clinics as required.

Provide sessions flexibly to cover commitments of colleagues when they are on leave or on call

Participate in GIM rota (1:17 weekends)

Participate in the various departmental meetings

Participate in the assessment of outpatient referrals and A&G requests

Play a full part in the teaching and training commitments of the department

Participate in the process of clinical governance, including clinical audit

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Participate in the annual consultant appraisal process, in line with the Trust's appraisal guidelines

Maintain an up-to-date job plan and personal development plan

Register and participate in the RCP CPD scheme

The new appointee will be offered consultant mentoring by one of the senior consultants in the department for a period of 6 months.

The post-holder will be responsible for the accurate and timely completion of clinical notes, electronic records and GP communication.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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