Job summary
- Main area
- renal
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term 6 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-MS1177NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- 拢61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Speciality Registrar Renal - fixed term
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 鈥骋辞辞诲鈥 with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.听 The Trust鈥檚 overall rating has also improved to 鈥榞ood鈥.听 This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.听 Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is听鈥淲orking together to provide outstanding care for our community.鈥
We are听Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are听Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are听Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are听Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don鈥檛 you come and join us.听 We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical. 听
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate aspiring to a career in Renal Medicine. The successful applicant will work with the renal team听for a period of 6 months.
Main duties of the job
The Trust operates a ward based system and you will be working as part of a team of doctors and听
consultants to look after renal and general medical inpatients on the ward (Victoria Ward), and听
patients referred to the renal team by specialities on other wards. The Berkshire Kidney Unit听provides renal services, including acute haemodialysis and plasma exchange for Berkshire. The听successful applicant would also have the opportunity to attend clinics, including speciality clinics such as transplant and vasculitis.
Working for our organisation
Diversity is what makes us interesting鈥 Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see JD for full details of this role.
For an informal conversation please contact Dr Nitin Bhandary
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent by time of appointment
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take during core medical training or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing patients with CKD
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Awareness of the basics of managing patients with CKD
- Evidence of competence in management of medical emergencies and in-patients through continuous work-based assessments, portfolio evidence, including log book documentation if applicable
- Evidence of competence to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- Competent to lead the acute medical take in an NHS hospita
- Demonstrate current ALS certification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates ability in managing common acute emergencies
- Evidence of some level 2 competences in acute medicine and nephrology
- Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nitin Bhandary
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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