Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper Gastro Intestinal (post CCT)
| Posting date: | 13 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,425 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2025 |
| Location: | Headington, OX3 7LE |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7225901/321-SUWON-MS-7225901-S6 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI (Oesophagogastric) Surgery
A whole-time post as Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI (Oesophagogastric) Surgery is available from April 2026 for one year at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This post is ideally suited to an individual who has completed General Surgical Training and who would benefit from a period of Specialist UGI training prior to consultant appointment.
The Oesophagogastric Unit carries out 120-140 resections for malignancy each year, serving a population of 2.5 million. The Unit also has a busy programme in surgery for benign oesophageal disease.
This is a replacement post.
Clinical:
The post holder’s duties will be primarily be based at the Churchill and John Radcliffe Hospitals, but their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust. The post-holder will work predominantly on the Oesophagogastric steam undertaking Theatre lists, Clinics and Endoscopy.
The post-holder will also be involved in the provision of out of hours specialist cover for Oesophagogastric patients and week-end ward cover under the supervision of one of the six consultants.
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.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
The post holder will be responsible for the daily care of Oesophagogastric inpatients and will be expected to lead the team of junior staff on the UGI Unit, particularly in the allocation of staff to ward work, theatre sessions and outpatient clinics.
Teaching/research:
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. Opportunities to further develop formal teaching skills are provided and encouraged. There will also be ample opportunity for the post holder to be involved in research. The post-holder’s contribution to teaching, training, research and audit will be included in the regular job plan review.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, Health Authorities, and external accrediting bodies. In addition, the postholder will be responsible for organising the monthly Morbidity & Mortality meeting and will actively participate in entry of data into National Databases, such as NOGCA and CODA.
This advert closes on Friday 27 Jun 2025
Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI (Oesophagogastric) Surgery
A whole-time post as Senior Clinical Fellow in Upper GI (Oesophagogastric) Surgery is available from April 2026 for one year at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This post is ideally suited to an individual who has completed General Surgical Training and who would benefit from a period of Specialist UGI training prior to consultant appointment.
The Oesophagogastric Unit carries out 120-140 resections for malignancy each year, serving a population of 2.5 million. The Unit also has a busy programme in surgery for benign oesophageal disease.
This is a replacement post.
Clinical:
The post holder’s duties will be primarily be based at the Churchill and John Radcliffe Hospitals, but their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trust. The post-holder will work predominantly on the Oesophagogastric steam undertaking Theatre lists, Clinics and Endoscopy.
The post-holder will also be involved in the provision of out of hours specialist cover for Oesophagogastric patients and week-end ward cover under the supervision of one of the six consultants.
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.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
The post holder will be responsible for the daily care of Oesophagogastric inpatients and will be expected to lead the team of junior staff on the UGI Unit, particularly in the allocation of staff to ward work, theatre sessions and outpatient clinics.
Teaching/research:
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. Opportunities to further develop formal teaching skills are provided and encouraged. There will also be ample opportunity for the post holder to be involved in research. The post-holder’s contribution to teaching, training, research and audit will be included in the regular job plan review.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, Health Authorities, and external accrediting bodies. In addition, the postholder will be responsible for organising the monthly Morbidity & Mortality meeting and will actively participate in entry of data into National Databases, such as NOGCA and CODA.
This advert closes on Friday 27 Jun 2025
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