Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant
The closing date is 08 November 2025
Job summary
OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Applications are invited for the above post for the Department of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Children's Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust with additional clinical duties in Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust.
This is the first advert for this substantive post. We are an established team of 4 consultants, specialist nurses and physiotherapists, a senior clinical fellow and Deanery resident doctors, and a renowned Gait Laboratory. The service provides an elective Paediatric Orthopaedic service to the Oxford region, working closely with a multidisciplinary team, and developing the service further to support colleagues in regional hospitals across Thames Valley. We are looking for a colleague who can help us towards building this service further.
Potential candidates are invited to speak with Mr Alex Lee, Clinical Director of the Children\'s Directorate, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Alex.Lee@ouh.nhs.uk), Mr Andrew Wainwright, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Clinical Lead for Children\'s Orthopaedic Surgery Oxford University Hospitals (Andrew.Wainwright@ouh.nhs.uk), and the other consultants in the team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder\'s duties will be based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Children\'s Hospital Oxford. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of OUH Trust\'s locations and will have some regular clinical activity based at Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust (i.e. Stoke Mandeville and High Wycombe Hospitals).
Clinical This post is to join an enthusiastic and thriving clinical service, and to further develop its regional clinical network. The position is available on a 10 PA job plan basis with 1:4 on-call commitment, (with no trauma).
Objectives of the post
To provide a high quality secondary and tertiary paediatric orthopaedic service to the children and adolescents of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley, and neighbouring counties.
To support the multidisciplinary team and participate in multidisciplinary meetings.
To support and continue to develop clinical collaboration with other paediatric services in Oxford and Buckinghamshire, especially where this may impact on paediatric orthopaedic provision.
To develop further paediatric training in orthopaedics with support of Locally and Nationally appointed trainees and provide orthopaedic teaching for other undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.
About us
Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, Trauma, Specialist Surgery, Children and Neonates (NOTSSCaN) SERVICES, OXFORD
The NOTSSCaN Division is responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of services within their areas in line with Trust strategies, policies and procedures and contains several Clinical Directorates, each of which contain clinical service units covering specific areas of services.
The Directorates are led by Clinical Directors and supported by Operational Service Managers, Matrons and other relevant experts. The Directorates host services on three hospital sites; The John Radcliffe Hospital, The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Horton General Hospital, Banbury.
The NOTSSCaN Division whilst mirroring the overall vision of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust aims to be a leader across the United Kingdom as a provider of a range of standard and specialised services. The Division ensures its services are responsive and patient centred, with dynamic care pathways based on the best available evidence. The Division wants to be the hospital of choice in the UK for patients, GPs and commissioners, supported by a pre-eminent academic centre with an international reputation for advances in medical care, biomedical research and clinical training, while achieving financial sustainability and long-term growth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
OUTLINE JOB PLAN WEEKLY PROVISIONAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES
An indicative timetable and job plan is outlined below. The final job plan for the post will be agreed with the Clinical Director upon appointment and will be subject to renegotiation at least annually.
Day
Time
Location
Work
Categorisation
No of PAs/day
Monday
08:00-18:00
OUH
1:4 Operating list + pre-op & post-op. ward round
DCC
0.62
Tuesday
08:00-09:00
OUH
1 in 4 post op WR
DCC
0.06
09:00-12:00
NOC
1 in 4 Clinic
DCC
0.18
Wednesday
0830-0930
NOC
Case review & planning
DCC
0.25
09:30-11:00
NOC
POAC Clinic
DCC
0.37
11:00-17:00
NOC
Clinic
DCC
1.5
Thursday
1.5 hrs
Travel
Travel to from BHT
DCC
0.37
09:00-14:00
BHT
Clinic & admin BHT
DCC
1.25
Friday
1.5 h
Travel
2 in 4 weeks Travel to from BHT
DCC
0.19
08:00-18:00
2:4 OUH
1:4 Wycombe
1:4 Horton
Operating list -pre-op & post-op. ward round
DCC
2.4
Saturday
09:00-10:30
JR
1 in4 on call w round
DCC
0.13
Sunday
08:00-09:00
JR
1 in4 on call w round
DCC
0.08
Additional agreed activity to be worked flexibly
4 h
Office or home
Admin and pre-op planning
DCC
1.0
Additional agreed activity to be worked flexibly
6 h
Office or home
I.0 Core SPA +
0.5 SPA for defined activity to be agreed with CL and CD & reviewed
SPA
1.5
Predictable emergency on-call work
On-call 1:4 weekends & weekdays
JR
On call duties
DCC
0.10
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC with licence to practice
* MBChB or equivalent
* FRCS (T&O) or equivalent
* Trained to level 3 safeguarding
Desirable
* Higher medical degree
* CCT or equivalent in orthopaedic surgery
Experience
Essential
* Comprehensive training in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and fellowship experience as a paediatric orthopaedic fellow in a major unit
* Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable
* Experience as a paediatric orthopaedic consultant
Skills
Essential
* Good leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
* Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management
* Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
* Good written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
* Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
* Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
* Participation in clinical research
* GCP training or equivalent
* Ability to travel between hospitals
Desirable
* Experience of developing new services and leading the provision of these
* Management qualification.
* Education qualification
* Presentations at national and international meetings. Peer reviewed publications
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
John Radcliffe
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/
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