Overview
The Infectious Diseases Unit is based at the John Warin Ward, a 16-bedded unit located at the John Radcliffe Hospital. There are strong links with the surrounding hospitals. This ward admits acutely ill adults with community acquired infections and imported diseases and also provides the only in-patient service for HIV positive patients in the district. The ward has single rooms so that it can provide isolation facilities for nosocomial infections that require isolation and for tuberculosis. Ambulatory services are provided by the ward team for fever/returning travellers and HIV disease. An active outpatient antibiotic team (OPAT) service is provided for patients who can be treated as outpatients for a variety of bacterial and fungal infections. The work on the wards is multidisciplinary, with daily meetings between nurses, doctors, pharmacists, therapists, and other allied health professionals. There are opportunities to develop leadership, teaching and research skills through collaboration with colleagues in the Trust and the University of Oxford. This is a post to fill a vacant slot on the existing FY2/IMT doctor rota due to an extended period of absence. The appointee must be medically qualified; have completed at least two years’ medical work since obtaining a primary medical qualification and hold full GMC registration. The scale of appointment will depend on experience and will range from ST1 through ST3 to Staff Grade (Specialty Doctor) level. 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. 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. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles. Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Principal Responsibilities
* Duties appropriate to the grade of the post and under the direction of the responsible consultants, principally consisting of clinical care of patients who are being investigated and treated in John Warin Ward and the Daily Diagnostic Unit (ambulatory care).
Daily Commitment
* Day to day care of the patients on the wards, including transfers from other hospitals and occasional emergency admissions.
* Attending ward and board rounds and multidisciplinary rehabilitation and discharge-planning meetings.
* The ward team typically consists of 2 consultants, 1 ST3+ doctor and 2 SHOs.
Description of Working Pattern
* Mon-Fri 0900-1700hrs on wards, plus a slot on the on-call rota.
* If agreed, on-call commitments would be based on experience and could either be ward cover duties or part of the SHO on-call rota for Geriatrics, ID and Stroke Medicine. This can be discussed on successful appointment. All work patterns are compliant with the new Junior Doctor Contract.
* All junior medical staff are expected to familiarise themselves with cardiac arrest procedures and should attend a compulsory resuscitation lecture when they first arrive at OUH, especially if they do not hold an up-to-date ALS certificate.
This advert closes on Monday 19 Jan 2026.
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