Maternity Cover - ED Clinical Fellow (ST3+equivalent )

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Town of Oxford; On-site; CAD 126,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Fixed Term - Maternity Cover Clinical Fellows to work in its emergency departments at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and Horton General Hospital, Banbury. This offers a unique opportunity to work cross-site in a Major Trauma Centre and a district general hospital.

We support Portfolio Pathway applications for GMC specialist registration and offer opportunities for secondments in anaesthetics, intensive care medicine, adult medicine

Responsibilities

• Initial assessment and management of unselected acutely ill and injured patients in the Emergency Department.
• Train and supervise junior doctors (GP trainees and FY2 doctors).
• Assist with clinical administration, e.g., checking X-ray reports and correspondence with patients and general practitioners.
• Attend departmental teaching sessions and participate in governance activities.

Job description

Maternity Cover - ED Clinical Fellow (ST3+equivalent )

Company: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £67,325 - £76,582 Per Annum Hours: Full-time Location: Oxford, OX3 9DU Job type: Contract Posting date: 26 Oct 2026 Closing date: 25 Nov 2026

A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is now recruiting for Fixed Term - Maternity Cover Clinical Fellows to work in its emergency departments at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and Horton General Hospital, Banbury. This offers a unique opportunity to work cross-site in a Major Trauma Centre and a district general hospital. The department also has close links with a world-class university that could help to develop you as teacher, mentor or educationalist.

We have significant experience with Portfolio Pathway applications for GMC specialist registration, and can offer secondments, in anaesthetics, intensive care medicine, adult medicine and paediatrics.

We also support a work life balance. We have an annualised rota, self-rostering and 1:3 weekends maximum. There is paid educational development time and a competitive salary. Both the city centre with Oxford spires and the historic university and the glorious countryside is within a close radius of the hospital. There is also easy access and public transport to London, the Cotswolds and the midlands.

This role is not eligible for GMC sponsorship.

Emergency Medicine Maternity Cover FTC - Clinical Fellow equivalent to ST3 level or above.

Full time clinical fellows work a full shift rota across both departments, including day shifts, evening shifts, nights and weekend. The majority patients attending OUH EDs are ambulatory, and the majority will be discharged home at the end of their visit. Consequently, clinical fellows will spend much of their time diagnosing and treating ambulatory patients with minor illness and injury. However, clinical fellows will receive exposure to the full range of patients and conditions attending OUH emergency departments, with shifts in resus and paediatric areas.

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 herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

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 OUH YouTube channel.

DUTIES OF THE POST

Principal Responsibilities:

In the Emergency Department, the Clinical Fellow will be responsible for the initial assessment and management of unselected acutely ill and injured patients. He/she/they will help to train and supervise more junior doctors (GP trainees and FY2 doctors). He/she/they will assist with clinical administration, for example, checking X-ray reports, corresponding with patients and their general practitioners. He/she/they will have opportunities to participate in the department’s Clinical Governance activities, including departmental audit, and national audits required by the Healthcare Commission. He/she/they will also be expected to attend departmental teaching sessions. He/she/they will be responsible for keeping his/her/their resuscitation training up to date.

The division of responsibilities between sites will be discussed at interview and arrangements made clear in writing prior to appointment. Factors to be considered will be the preferences of the applicant, their training needs and skill sets, and the needs of the service in so far as they can be foreseen.

Work Commitment

• 40 hours per week (before subtraction of leave entitlement)
• Approximately three weekends in nine weeks
• Approximately seven nights in nine weeks
• Approximately one third to one half of shifts will be worked at the Horton Hospital

This advert closes on Monday 2 Nov 2026

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