OCDEM provides facilities and platforms for integrated clinical care (outpatient, inpatient, podiatry, dietetics, programmed investigation unit), research, and teaching. Notably, the building houses the diabetes component of the NIHR funded Biomedical Research Centre (including a 12-bedded CRU), a National Commissioning Group-funded islet isolation unit (including research isolations, providing ready access to human islets on-site), as well as high-quality laboratory space and associated research infrastructure.
Junior medical support and training are integral to OCDEM. The joint NHS Diabetes and Endocrinology service participate in the Oxford Training Rotation, which consists of 14 specialist training posts shared between 7 hospitals, including The Churchill and John Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, the Horton Hospital, Banbury, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Milton Keynes General Hospital, The Royal Berks Hospital, Reading, and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals. At any time, OCDEM hosts 6 registrars, each spending between 18 and 24 months of the rotation in the department. Trainees may take time out to complete a research degree, usually at OCDEM. Cover for the Diabetic Foot Clinic and the Bagot & Drake Metabolic Unit is provided by one medical ST1 trainee.
The post-holder's duties will primarily be based at the Churchill Hospital but will include peripheral clinics, such as at Witney Community Hospital. It is a condition of employment that the post holder is willing to work at any of the Trust's locations and peripheral clinics.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of clinical services and serving as a hub for medical education, training, and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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