Clinical Fellow in Perioperative Medicine

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Oxford is seeking enthusiastic trainees for a one-year fellowship in perioperative medicine. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic team, focusing on high-quality care and service development across surgical specialties. Candidates will gain experience in major trauma and contribute to quality improvement initiatives while receiving support for further education in perioperative medicine.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and a licence to practice.
• STr National Training Number in geriatrics, general internal medicine, or anaesthesia.

Responsibilities

• Participate in major trauma, general surgery, and vascular liaison.
• Contribute to local and national audits and lead a quality improvement project.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Quality improvement

Teaching

Education

MSc

PhD

Job description

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Clinical Fellow in Perioperative Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3- ST5)

Main area: Geriatology and Stroke Medicine. Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3- ST5). Contract: Fixed term: 1 year (1 Year Fellowship). Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (+ Out of Hours). Job ref: 321-MRC-MS-7119222-S6

Site: John Radcliffe Hospital. Town: Oxford. Salary: £61,825 Per Annum. Salary period: Yearly. Closing: 27/05/2025 23:59

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS 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: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and Horton 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, focusing on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence. These values prioritize patient-centered care and underpin the quality healthcare we aim to provide. Watch how we deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify candidates who possess the skills, share our values, and can deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We believe this approach significantly enhances job satisfaction and improves patient outcomes and experiences.

We seek enthusiastic trainees from Geriatric Medicine, Acute Internal Medicine, Anaesthesia, or other medical specialties to apply for this one-year peri-operative fellowship.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) has an established perioperative medicine service in the acute surgical emergency unit (SEU) and for hip fractures. Over the past five years, our services have expanded to provide consultant-led medical perioperative care to major trauma, elective orthopaedic, and vascular services. We also participate in the TAVI MDT. We focus particularly on older patients undergoing emergency surgery and those with complex co-morbidities. Perioperative consultants come from backgrounds in acute medicine, HDU, renal, and geriatric medicine, supported by medical residents (CMT, FY 1 & 2, or GPVTS).

Main duties of the job

Surgical services

OUH has developed perioperative medicine services into emergency surgery, distinct from elective-focused services. Having run successful pilot programs, we plan to expand into elective surgery over the next five years, starting with our expansion to the elective orthopaedic group later this year.

SEU

In addition to local referrals, the SEU provides a tertiary referral service for complex hepatobiliary cases transferred from neighboring counties.

The John Radcliffe is one of five Major Trauma Centres in the South of England, accepting patients with severe injuries from Oxfordshire and neighboring counties, serving a population of over 3 million. The trauma unit also cares for over 500 hip fractures annually.

Vascular

The John Radcliffe Hospital is the regional hub for vascular services, accepting referrals locally and from neighboring counties. Procedures include all forms of vascular surgery, including endovascular aneurysm repair.

Working for our organization

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, world-renowned centre of clinical excellence. Many surgical services are multisite, with emergency work primarily at John Radcliffe Hospital and elective services at Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. A smaller volume of work occurs at Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Perioperative physicians are integral to the surgical department, working collaboratively with surgeons, anaesthetists, and the multidisciplinary team. We provide acute and post-operative care, optimize patients for surgery, and coordinate discharge planning for complex cases. We also teach perioperative medicine to surgical junior doctors, attend surgical governance meetings, and contribute to high-risk decision-making. Our team, including perioperative medicine fellows, has led quality improvement and service development projects in areas like patient blood management, post-operative cognitive dysfunction, delirium, consent, and anticoagulation management. These initiatives have positively impacted quality, patient safety, and reduced length of stay and morbidity.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity for three successful applicants to learn from our dynamic perioperative team and help develop our service to deliver high-quality care across surgical specialties. You will gain experience in major trauma, general surgery, and vascular liaison, and undertake service development projects in other surgical areas. You will participate in a new joint medical-anaesthetic pre-assessment clinic starting later this year and attend monthly pre-assessment MDTs with anaesthesia and cardiology. You will contribute to local and national audits and lead a quality improvement project of your choice, mentored by a consultant experienced in quality improvement coaching. If interested, we support obtaining the Certificate, Diploma, or Masters in Perioperative Medicine (UCL), providing time within your job plan for private study.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Full GMC Registration and a licence to practice
• MSc, PhD, or other higher degree

Clinical Experience

• STr National Training Number in geriatrics, general internal medicine, or anaesthesia (or equivalent qualification)

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Familiarity with literature on perioperative medicine in older adults
• Skills in quality improvement or service development
• Writing for publication

Research

• Understanding of clinical research principles and applications
• Evidence of original research and publication

Teaching

• Experience in undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training
• Development of teaching programmes

Other

• Contribution to effective clinical audit

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Name: Shvaita Ralhan. Job title: Consultant in Geriatric and Perioperative Medicine. Email: [e-mail]

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