Job reference: 002403
Salary: ST6-8 - £76,582 - £77,348
Closing date: 17/11/2026
Department: Medical Staff - Renal LTH
Location: St James’s University Hospital
Employment type: Fixed term
Division: Abdominal Medicine and Surgery CSU
Hours Per Week: 40

For questions about this job, contact:
Madeleine Vernon, Lead Clinician
madeleinevernon1@nhs.net
07500 915388

Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.

Job Summary
This 12-month Post-CCT Fellowship offers advanced training and development in renal replacement therapies within the Renal Unit at St James's Hospital. The successful applicant will gain experience across service development, quality improvement, research, education and clinical service delivery, while developing the leadership skills needed for a future consultant nephrology role.

The post will particularly support work to develop and lead renal replacement programmes, strengthen pathways and outcomes for home therapies.

The post will support service delivery across outpatient clinic, dialysis treatment, inpatient and ward work.

Why you should join our Team
Leeds Renal Unit is a major tertiary referral centre providing the full range of renal care, including transplantation, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home therapies and specialist outpatient services. You will join a large, supportive multidisciplinary team with access to strong consultant supervision and broad experience across the renal curriculum.

The department offers an active research programme, established audit and clinical governance arrangements, and opportunities to contribute to teaching and education. The fellowship is designed to support specialist development while contributing to the future leadership of renal replacement therapies in Leeds.

What you will bring to the role
You will bring:

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• Completion of specialist nephrology training and be on the specialist register.
• A strong interest in renal replacement therapies, including haemodialysis and home therapies.
• The ability to work effectively within a large multidisciplinary team.
• An interest in service development and continual quality improvement.
• The ability to contribute to research, audit and clinical governance.
• A commitment to patient and staff education.
• The ability to supervise and support more junior colleagues.
• An interest in developing leadership skills and improving patient pathways and outcomes.
• A commitment to the Trust values and high standards of professional practice.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are: Responsible, Open and Honest, One Team, Kind.

Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities: People, Improvement and Innovation, Partnerships, Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.