Job Summary
Applications are invited for this substantive consultant post in the Department of Neurosurgery based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford.
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country and enjoys a national reputation for the quality of its services in healthcare.
The post is part of a team of currently 13 substantive Adult and 4 Paediatric Neurosurgery Consultants. The focus of the post will be the management of Emergency and Elective Neurosurgical patients in Functional Neurosurgery.
Appropriate administrative support will be provided for this post.
The Neurological Surgery Department has Academic and Clinical Training programmes. The applicant will be involved in training Specialist Registrars and Functional Neurosurgical Fellows (in a Royal College of Surgeons of England accredited Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship).
Qualifications & Training
* Full GMC registration with licence to practise
* FRCS (SN) or equivalent
* Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CESR (CP) with proposed date within 6 months of interview, or CESR/Portfolio pathway or alternative routes to specialist registration
* Subsidiary fellowship level training in Functional Neurosurgery
Experience
* Extensive training and experience in general adult neurosurgery
* Fellowship(s) in Functional Neurosurgery
* Evidence of independent consultant level decision making and complex clinical problem management
Skills & Knowledge
* Ability to lead a team of professionals
* Effective administrative and time management skills
* Significant contribution to teamwork
* Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
* Teaching and training contributions
* Clinical Governance, risk management and audit activities
* Experience of conducting clinical audits
* Experience in neuromodulation techniques (desirable)
* Leadership qualification (desirable)
* Evidence of participation in clinical audits (desirable)
* Peer‑reviewed publications and presentations at scientific meetings (desirable)
Responsibilities
Provide inpatient and outpatient care for neurosurgical patients, both emergency and elective, and for subspecialty functional neurosurgery patients.
Take part in a 1:12 non‑resident on‑call rota with prospective cover, being within ten miles by road of the John Radcliffe Hospital when on call.
Work closely with other members of the neurosciences team, including movement disorder neurologists, pain physicians, psychologists, and Specialist Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
Equal access to clinics, theatres, junior doctor and administrative support and office space.
Details
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Location: John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Headington, OX3 9DU
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for disclosure 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 a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Employer
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Headington, OX3 9DU
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