Consultant Nephrologist: Sponsorship Available

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Job summary

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Renal Medicine team at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust as a Consultant Nephrologist. We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking clinician to contribute to the delivery, development, and future strategic direction of our comprehensive renal service.

The successful candidate will work alongside consultant and senior colleagues to provide high-quality inpatient and outpatient nephrology care across the full spectrum of renal medicine. They will play a key role in further developing renal services, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, primary care partners, and regional networks to deliver integrated, patient-centred care.

The post holder will also participate in the consultant out-of-hours on-call rota, providing specialist nephrology advice and support for major incidents when required.

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a large, progressive renal department with strong multidisciplinary support, a comprehensive range of specialist services, and a commitment to education, research, quality improvement, and innovation.

We welcome applications from consultants who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and helping shape the future of renal services within a thriving NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant Nephrologist, you will:

  • Deliver high-quality care across all areas of nephrology, including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, dialysis, transplantation, and conservative kidney management.
  • Contribute to the strategic development and continuous improvement of renal services.
  • Participate in outpatient clinics, inpatient ward rounds, multidisciplinary meetings, and specialist renal services.
  • Provide clinical leadership and support to junior medical staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.
  • Contribute to education, training, clinical governance, quality improvement, and service innovation initiatives.
  • Participate in the consultant on-call rota for nephrology services.

The successful candidate will join a well-established and supportive multidisciplinary team comprising:

  • 13 Consultant Nephrologists
  • 2 Renal Matrons
  • 1 Nurse Consultant
  • 6 Renal Specialist Nurses
  • 41 Ward Nurses
  • 6 Senior Clinical Fellows
  • 4 Medical/Clinical Registrars
  • 18 Junior Doctors

The renal wards are supported by dedicated junior medical staffing, including medical registrars and foundation/core trainees. In addition to renal commitments, consultants participate in the general medicine rota and contribute to both acute inpatient and outpatient general medical services.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC

Desirable

  • Evidence of audit and quality improvement and the implementation of change following the audit

Essential

Essential

  • Evidence of commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Desirable

  • Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 September 2026

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