Job overview
Locum Consultant in Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery (Paediatric)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our internationally acclaimed Spinal Surgery Team at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a full-time Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon (Paediatric). The successful applicant will be working in a team of consultants, including academic, regional, and neurosurgical colleagues. The post will focus on the provision of surgery for Paediatric patients, but also will have an element of adult elective and emergency spinal surgery for the population of the Thames Valley region. This will involve inpatient and day case surgery, outpatient clinics, and currently a in on call commitment as part of a / on call service.
Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed and agreed on a personal basis. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.
For further information/visit please contact Mr Chrishan Thakar, Clinical Lead, Spinal Consultant / or email
Main duties of the job
Clinical
The successful applicant will be working in a team of consultants, including academic, regional, and neurosurgical colleagues. The post will focus on the provision of surgery paediatric patients, but also have a large element in the provision of adult elective and emergency spinal surgery for the population of the Thames Valley region. This will involve inpatient and day case surgery, outpatient clinics, and currently a in on call commitment as part of a / on call service. A candidate with a demonstrable interest in research and service quality improvement will be of particular interest to the department.
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. Find out more here
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. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the .