This is a two year fellowship in Nephrology and Transplantation at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust. It will provide an excellent training opportunity for nephrology trainees who want to pursue a career in nephrology and kidney transplantation. The person appointed will work at a middle grade level and will help supervise the care of transplant patients and participate in the middle grade on-call rota in Nephrology and Transplantation.
Applications are open to candidates with appropriate experience and an interest in advance training and research in nephrology services. The post-holder will be employed by and based at UHCW NHS Trust, and will be expected to undertake daily activities to include CKD, AKI, specialist clinics, dialysis, transplantation, educational and research activity during this tenure.
If the candidate does not have GMC registration and wishes to apply for the sponsorship route, the trust can offer to support/sponsor their application provided they meet all of the following criteria which should be demonstrated in the application form.
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.
- In patient care for patients with kidney disease- including AKI, CKD, Dialysis and Transplantation
- Specialty renal clinics
- 1:7 on call rota for Nephrology and Transplantation at a Specialist Registrar level.
- To be actively involved and complete a research project in an area of interest to the candidate in the tenure.
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.
RENAL STRUCTURE
The University Hospital Transplant Centre provides full time kidney transplant services for adults within the Coventry and Warwickshire region. In addition with patient choice, the unit has seen an ever increasing number of patients being referred for transplantation from outside its main catchment area. These areas include, Dudley, Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, East Birmingham, Litchfield and Tamworth.
The University Hospital Transplant Centre also provides an internationally acclaimed antibody incompatible kidney transplant service for the United Kingdom and Europe. The transplant Centre has been recognized as the largest antibody incompatible adult kidney transplant Centre in Western Europe, holding, in addition with the University of Warwick Medical School, a biannual international conference on antibody incompatible, kidney transplantation and research.
