Internist-Nephrologist with Focus on Kidney Transplantation Care

You will be working in a driven team that excels in the core tasks of patient care, scientific research, and education, and wishes to further develop in these areas. Kidney transplantations, rare, whether or not hereditary, primary and secondary kidney diseases, and nephro-immunology are our focal points in all core tasks. The care surrounding kidney transplantations is managed within a multidisciplinary care program, to which, in addition to nephrologists, nurse practitioners, urologists, vascular surgeons, immunologists, and a motivated team on the nursing ward also contribute.

The mission of our UMC (to have a significant impact on health and healthcare) is also highly valued by us. For patient care, the department participates in the Center for Inflammation, Infection & Defense, together with (sub-areas from) Rheumatology, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Pulmonology. In collaboration with the aforementioned team, our department coordinates the kidney transplantation program for patients from a large region in the east and south of the Netherlands. Radboudumc has a strong Laboratory for Medical Immunology (LMI) that is closely involved in our transplantation care and in immunological diagnostics in the field of primary kidney diseases. We are a national referral center for rare Kidney Diseases and are an Expertisecentrum recognized by the Ministry of VWS for those conditions. To this end, there is intensive collaboration with, among others, pediatric nephrology, nephrogenetics, and pathology. Due to the expertise in this team, we are set up for state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatment, can include our patients in clinical trials, and fulfill a last-resort function. We are an active partner in the European Reference Network for rare kidney diseases ERKNet, and work extensively with other hospitals at home and abroad.

Our patient care is closely interwoven with the scientific research within the UMC-wide research program "Renal Disorders". A proactive role is expected of our staff members therein, either by participating in ongoing research or by initiating research by the staff members with a heavier research profile. The vitality of our employees is highly valued by us, and this receives continuous attention.

The medical staff currently consists of 14 nephrologists and three physician assistants. There are typically 4-5 nephrologists in training working in our department. Radboudumc aims to be a leader in the development of sustainable, innovative, and affordable healthcare, and thereby contribute to the health of people and society in the Netherlands and beyond. Radboudumc, and thus also our Kidney Diseases department, offers talented academics who excel in either academic patient care, education, or scientific research the opportunity to grow into a professor position via a well-defined procedure.