Brighton Renal Vascular Access Fellowship

Overview

Short, focused Brighton Renal Vascular Access Fellowship (16 days over 8 weeks) for higher surgical trainees and newly appointed consultants, documented on the Vascular Access Society education page. Complements longer RCS senior dialysis-access fellowships (e.g. Guy's & St Thomas') already in inventory; confirm current availability and funding directly with the named contacts.

The programme

Focus

Renal / dialysis vascular access

Training type

Clinical fellowship

Specialty associations

Not yet verified

Learning format

One-to-one tuition across clinical assessment, duplex planning/surveillance, open surgery and interventional radiology for the full range of renal access procedures; ~300 haemodialysis access procedures/year unit volume cited

Duration

Sixteen days of training spread over eight weeks

Start

Running throughout the year (as stated)

Positions

Not stated on the official page

Accreditation

Work-based assessments aligned to VSGBI Vascular 2012 standards / ISCP; competence evaluated continuously and by external evaluation

Department

Brighton Kidney Unit – renal vascular access surgery

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Higher surgical trainees and newly appointed consultant surgeons with interest in renal access; competitive entry via CV and structured reference for hired surgical trainees and those holding a certificate of completion of training

Qualification requirement

Higher surgical trainee or post-CCT / newly appointed consultant pathway as stated

Citizenship requirement

Not stated on the official page

Practice location requirement

Not yet verified

Membership requirement

Not yet verified

Eligibility restrictions

Not yet verified

Language

English

Teaching language

English

Clinical language

English

International applicants

Not stated on the official page

Licence requirement

Not stated on the official page

Visa route

Not stated on the official page

Visa sponsorship

Not stated on the official page

Visa support

Not stated on the official page

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on the official page

Application method

Competitive CV and structured reference; contact fellowship leads by email

Documents

CV (named in recorded application instructions; confirm full checklist)

Contact

elsakka@doctors.org.uk; mark.edwards13@nhs.net

Funding and costs

Tuition / fees

Not stated on the official page

Application fee

Not stated on the official page

Stipend / salary

Not stated on the official page

Scholarship

Not stated on the official page

Funding

Not stated on the official page

Sources and verification