Job overview
Oxford University Hospitals Trust is developing its Emergency General Surgery Department based on Consultant Emergency General Surgeons, Specialist in Emergency General Surgery, Senior Clinical Fellows, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and daily Consultant Peri-operative Physician input. This is supported by appropriate access to emergency and urgent operating theatre lists, level and critical care support for perioperative care, and timely access to all diagnostic services.
This post is for one of nine Consultants providing leadership and service at all stages of the emergency surgery pathway from initial triage and assessment to surgery and post-operative care. Consultant roles in the unit include “hot” consultant leading the on-call take, dedicated emergency theatre days, ward and emergency clinic cover.There is job-planned time for elective clinics, operating and endoscopy. The appointee will be expected to support the emergency colorectal service and provide colorectal support for the tertiary endometriosis service.
The surgical emergency unit provides emergency general surgery services for the Oxford area, acute surgical support for other units in the Trust ( IBD, intestinal failure, nutrition) and a tertiary acute surgical service for the region ( complex pancreatitis, trauma).
The work is supported by an on-call rota which includes other consultant general surgery colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
The job is primarily based in Emergency General Surgery, with an elective surgery component to the job plan comprising about % of the job plan. It will be expected that candidates will have a declared subspecialty interest in colorectal surgery and be able to demonstrate an interest and experience in IBD, intestinal failure and colorectal endometriosis surgery. There is also the requirement to be proficient in complex IBD and intestinal failure surgery. The post holder will not be undertaking elective colorectal cancer surgery. The post holder’s duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for emergency surgery and the Churchill and / or Horton Hospital in Banbury for elective work, but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is 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.
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