Consultant Physician

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a one-year fixed-term post as a Consultant Physician with a special interest in Emergency General Surgery. The role centres on leading an ambulatory service and an acute clinic for surgical patients needing timely investigation and treatment without admission.

The appointee will support surgical inpatient ward rounds and the perioperative physician service, based mainly at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, with

Qualifications

• MRCP or equivalent required for consultant grade.
• Training to consultant equivalent in acute general medicine with at least two years in emergency general surgery.
• Experience leading ambulatory surgical clinics.
• Full GMC registration or eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop ambulatory service and acute clinic for surgical patients.
• Support surgical inpatient ward rounds and the perioperative physician service.
• Primary base at John Radcliffe Hospital with willingness to work at other Trust locations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teaching

Clinical audit

Computing skills

Education

MRCP or equivalent

CCT or equivalent in general medicine

Job description

One whole-time one year fixed-term post as a Consultant Physician with a special interest in Emergency General Surgery patients is available now at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Surgical Emergency Unit provides emergency general surgery services for the Oxford area, acute surgical support for other units in the Trust (e.g. IBD, intestinal failure, nutrition) and a tertiary acute surgical service for the region (e.g. complex pancreatitis, trauma). The postholder will join 8 Consultant Emergency General Surgeons, 2 Specialists in Emergency General Surgery, 6 Senior Clinical Fellows, 4 Advanced Nurse Practitioners and a team providing daily Consultant Peri-operative Physician input. This post is for a one-year fixed-term post as a Consultant Physician working within the Oxford Surgical Emergency Unit. The primary role will be to lead and develop the ambulatory service, an acute clinic through which the unit manages acute surgical patients needing timely investigation and treatment without immediate hospital admission. There will also be a requirement to support surgical inpatient ward rounds and the perioperative physician service.

The job is based in Emergency General Surgery. The appointed consultant will be a Consultant Physician with experience and expertise in the care of emergency general surgical patients. Experience of managing an ambulatory surgical clinic is essential. The post holder's duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations.

Requirements

• MRCP or equivalent
• Training to consultant equivalent in acute general medicine with at least two years of experience in emergency general surgery

Desirable criteria

• CCT or equivalent in general medicine, General training in non-operative management of general surgery patients
• Demonstrable experience leading an ambulatory surgical clinic
• Consultant or senior trainee level

Desirable criteria

• Perioperative and ambulatory general medicine experience, Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of specialist and consultant in a large teaching hospital.
• Excellent personal and interpersonal skills
• Excellent spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed Computing skills: ability to use standard programmes
• Demonstrable experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Demonstrable experience of clinical audit / QuIP
• Projects / publications in acute care

Desirable criteria

• Management training and experience
• Experience of managing complaints and engaging with the PSIRF process, Full GMC registration, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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 - 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.