Consultant-Vascular Access & Renal Transplant SurgeryNHS
Job summary
A full-time substantive Consultant Surgeon is required in vascular access and renal transplant /renal surgery to join the Renal and Transplant Surgical team at St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to support the existing adult transplant surgical service and to improve the delivery of renal vascular access.
The new incumbent will be expected to participate in the existing renal surgical programme. The transplant programme at St George's consists of living and deceased donor (DBD & DCD) renal transplantation and vascular access surgery. In addition to this, the surgical team performs surgical insertion of PD catheters, hernia repair in renal and transplant patients, polycystic nephrectomies, transplant nephrectomies, transplant ureteric reimplantation
Main duties of the job
Transplantation surgery is performed at the St George's hospital site whilst vascular access surgery is performed at both St George's and St Helier Hospital in Carshalton. The unit performs approximately 150 - 160 transplants per annum at St George's and is responsible for the surgical management of approximately 1000 haemodialysis patients across South West London.
The successful candidate will also contribute to medical student audit and clinical research. The new Consultant would be expected to take an equal share in this work. The on call rota runs on a 1 in 7 basis to cover the needs for transplant.
The post represents an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic, developing renal surgical team. The appointee will join five substantive full time Renal transplant Consultants alongside seven Consultant Physicians as part of the Renal Care Group.
The current job plan is divided between providing surgery at St George 's Hospital and St Helier Hospital as well as providing outpatient clinics at both sites. The post-holder will have an operating list and outpatient clinics at both St George's Hospital and St Helier Hospital. These commitments may change during the tenure of the post as the service is developed, with the agreement from the clinical management team.
Job description
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About us
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest healthcare organisations. The Trust shares its main hospital site in south west London with St George's University of London. St George's has an established national and internationalreputation as a leading hospital for specialist care including neurosciences, cardiac care, stroke, trauma and cancer. We provide excellent local care to the residents of Wandsworth as well as regional specialist care.St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the main teaching hospital in the western sector of the South Thames region, and as such, has developed links with mostdistrict general hospitals throughout South Thames West, and supports a significant training programme for junior doctors who rotate through the Trust.