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Locum Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgery | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,532 - £131,964 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 September 2024 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 9DU |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6488086/321-NOTS-MS-6488086-S1 |
Summary
JOB TITLE:Locum Consultant in Paediatric Neurosurgery
GRADE: Consultant
DEPARTMENT: Paediatric Neurosurgery
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Dr Shelley Segal, Clinical Director Mr Shailendra Magdum, Clinical Lead
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES: The postholder’s duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations, throughout the county (including Banbury or Witney if needed).
The successful applicant will join a current team of 4 substantive Consultants. The post-holder’s commitments will include routine care of emergency and elective neurosurgical patients. This will therefore include the whole spectrum of paediatric cranial and spinal neurosurgical pathologies. The distribution of these specialist patients can be adjusted depending on the skills of the successful candidate. Appropriate administrative support will be provided to support this post.
Our neurosurgery department has a dynamic and vibrant training programme with excellent links to the children’s specialist services. In addition, the applicant will be involved in teaching both under and post-graduates and training neurosurgery specialist trainees. Close clinical ties with our adult neurosurgery colleagues exist, and teaching/audit is done jointly with the adult service.
Applicants should possess full neurosurgical training (to FRCS or equivalent), and subspeciality fellowship level training in paediatric neurosurgery.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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General: The post-holder will assume a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of his/her department. The post-holder must take reasonable care of his/her own health and safety and any other personnel who may be affected by his/her omission. Trust policies and regulations must be followed at all times.
The Trust:The Oxford University Hospitals Trust is the 4 the largest Trust in the UK, consisting of 4 hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Horton General Hospital. The children’s services are based at JR and HGH, with all Paediatric neurosurgery services delivered at the JR. The Children’s Hospital of Oxford is embedded within the main John Radcliffe Hospital, maximising access to facilities. The hospital provides emergency, secondary and tertiary services to paediatric patients within Oxford and the Thames Valley network. The Children’s Hospital has approximately 106 children’s beds, including a Paediatric Critical Care and High Dependency Unit, Children’s Decision Unit, Children’s Day Care, medical (2 wards), surgical, surgical specialities/neurosciences, haematology/oncology and adolescent wards. There is a large neonatal unit with 53 cots divided between LDU/HDU and Intensive Care.
This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Aug 2024
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