Job overview
A whole-time/part-time post as a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon is now available at the John Radcliffe Hospital. This consultant post will provide adult thoracic surgical provision within the Trust.
The postholder’s duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations and peripheral clinics.
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact Mr Dio Stavroulias, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Clinical Lead for Thoracic Surgery through his PA, Carol Perryman (k ).
Main duties of the job
This consultant post will provide adult thoracic surgical provision within the Trust. The successful applicant will be also be expected to contribute to ward rounds, Sarcoma MDT and delivery of the Trust's lung cancer performance targets.
This appointment is on a whole-time/part-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.
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 on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.
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. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
The Oxford Heart Centre provides the full range of adult thoracic surgery with the exception of pulmonary transplantation. Approximately primary lung cancer resections are performed each year, with a % increase in workload predicted with the implementation of the targeted lung health check. The service currently has three Consultant Thoracic Surgeons and six Consultant Cardiac Surgeons supported by eight Cardiothoracic Registrars and two Thoracic Fellows.
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