Renal Medicine
The table below contains the provisional numbers of 2010 ST3 posts which will be available within geriatric medicine in Round 2. Please note that these may change over time - this table will be updated as and when new information becomes available.
Also, interview dates are provisional and are subject to change.
| Recruitment Round 2 - ST3 Renal Medicine Post Numbers & Interview Dates by Deanery/UoA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Deanery/UoA | Available posts | Interview dates |
| East Midlands (North & South) * | 1 | TBA |
| London/KSS † | 1 | TBA |
| Mersey | 1 | Tues 12 Oct Weds 20 Oct |
| North Western | 4 | TBA |
| Northern | 1 | TBA |
| Severn/SWP ‡ | 1 | Weds 13 Oct |
| Wessex | 1 | TBA |
* The East Midlands Deanery acts as one single Unit of Application in recruitment to renal medicine, and is not divided into 'North' and 'South' UoAs as is the case there within a number of other specialties.
† a number of ST3 renal medicine posts/rotations in 2010 over-arch between London & KSS, with London acting as the lead deanery in these cases. Please contact London Deanery for more information here.
‡ a number of ST3 renal medicine posts/rotations in 2010 over-arch between Severn and SW Peninsula Deaneries, with Severn acting as the lead deanery in such cases. Please contact the deaneries in question for more information.
Last updated: 03-09-10
The Specialty
Renal Medicine (also known as ‘Nephrology’) is an exciting specialty offering the challenge of looking after both acutely-ill patients as well as those with a chronic disease requiring long-term care with the help of a multidisciplinary team. The majority of renal physicians receive training as SpRs in both Renal and G(I)M, although not all renal physicians – particularly those in tertiary centres – will undertake acute general medical duties. However, most general medical problems in renal patients are managed by the Renal team, who have a close working relationship with many branches of medicine, reflecting the various issues of co-morbidity present in most patients with chronic renal disease.
Most renal physicians will have responsibility for the care of patients with end stage renal failure, requiring long-term renal replacement therapy either by dialysis or transplantation. They also manage patients with a wide variety of general nephrology problems, and those with acute renal failure – many of whom may require acute renal replacement therapy in the critical care setting.
There are many opportunities for research, either laboratory-based – underlying mechanisms of renal disease, immunology of transplantation; clinical-based – examining effects of treatment on various renal conditions; or epidemiological – looking at incidence of various renal diseases in different populations which impact on the planning and delivery of renal services.
The Recruitment Process
Recruitment to ST3 posts within renal medicine posts in 2010 will take place via the RCP-hosted recruitment process described in this website. For more information, please see the relevant sections of the site.
KSS & London
For the specialty of Renal Medicine, the posts advertised within the deaneries of Kent Surrey & Sussex (KSS) and London will be recruited to under one UoA (Unit of Application), which will be referred to in the RCP-hosted process as ‘London-KSS’. These posts are over-arching programmes between the two deaneries, and if appointed to this programme you may be required to rotate between both London and KSS Deanery to maximise your training opportunities.
London will act as the lead deanery in recruitment to these posts.
In addition to this, within Renal Medicine there will also be a distinct ‘KSS’ UoA, organising recruitment to a number of KSS-specific rotations.
For more information on this arrangement and the posts within these deaneries, please contact the deaneries directly – email addresses are:
London Deanery: recruitmentenquiries@londondeanery.ac.uk
KSS Deanery: specialtyrecruitment@kssdeanery.ac.uk
Severn & Southwest Peninsula
Within Renal Medicine, a similar arrangement to that described in London-KSS above exists between Severn and Southwest Peninsula Deaneries. Renal posts advertised in Severn and Southwest Peninsula will be recruited to under one UoA (Unit of Application), which will be referred to in the RCP-hosted process as ‘Severn-Southwest Peninsula’ (sometimes abbreviated to ‘Severn-SWP’).
These posts are over-arching programmes between the two deaneries, and if appointed to this programme you may be required to rotate between both Severn and Peninsula Deanery to maximise your training opportunities.
Severn Deanery will act as the lead deanery in recruitment to these posts.
For more information on this arrangement and the posts within these deaneries, please contact the deaneries directly – email addresses are:
Severn Deanery: severn.stsupport@southwest.nhs.uk
Southwest Peninsula Deanery: pen.strhelpdesk@southwest.nhs.uk
East Midlands North & South
There is also an arrangement for over-arching rotations/posts within the East Midlands Deanery, which in other specialties is usually split into two separate UoAs – East Midlands North (EMN) and East Midlands South (EMS).
Renal posts advertised in the East Midlands will thus be recruited to in the RCP-hosted process as ‘EMN/EMS’, or ‘East Midlands North/South’.
These posts are over-arching programmes between the two areas, and if appointed to one such programme you may be required to rotate between East Midlands North and East Midlands South to maximise your training opportunities.
East Midlands North will act as the lead in recruitment to these posts.
For more information on this arrangement and the posts within these deaneries, please contact the deanery directly – the email address is:
East Midlands (North & South): medicalrecruitment2010@eastmidlands.nhs.uk
Non-participating Deaneries/UoAs
Where English/Welsh deaneries/UoAs have ST3 renal medicine posts which are vacant (or will become vacant before April 2010) and wish to recruit to these posts via the second round of the national recruitment process, they have been listed in the table above. Deaneries/UoAs which are not listed do not have any vacant ST3 posts to offer to candidates before 2011 recruitment.
Round 1 Scores
Charts showing the distribution of short-listing scores and final scores for all eligible candidates applying to renal medicine in 2010 (Round 1) can be viewed via the PDF documents available for download from the top-right of this page.
The Renal Medicine Interview
The interview will be made up of two stations, each of which will include three main questions, and with two clinicians assessing candidates’ answers.
Station 1 - candidates’ documentation will be reviewed to verify their eligibility and commitment to specialty. The questions will be about current experience and skills; suitability for ST3 training. In addition, candidates’ communication skills and knowledge of governance will be assessed.
Station 2 - candidates will be given a clinical scenario to discuss; their communication skills and professionalism will also be assessed.
Each station will last for around 15 minutes. Candidates will be given five minutes preparation time before each station. Thus the interview cycle will last approximately 40 minutes.
Please note that candidates will not necessarily progress through stations in this order.
Person Specification
2010 ST3 Renal Medicine Person Specification: http://www.mmc.nhs.uk/PDF/PS 2010 ST3 Renal Medicine_1.pdf