Locum Paediatric Neurosurgeon

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK teaching hospital in Oxford seeks a Locum Consultant in Paediatric Neurosurgery. The role involves routine care and management of paediatric neurosurgical patients, teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates, and participation in essential administrative duties. Candidates must have full neurosurgical training with subspecialty fellowship training in paediatric neurosurgery. The position offers plenty of opportunities for research and professional development, with support for teaching activities available.

Qualifications

• Full neurosurgical training (to FRCS or equivalent) with subspecialty fellowship level training in paediatric neurosurgery.
• Applicants should be on the Specialist Register for Neurosurgery at the time of interview.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine care for paediatric neurosurgical patients, including emergency and elective cases.
• Participate in teaching undergraduate students and training junior doctors.
• Engage in clinical audits and governance within the department.

Skills

Emergency care

Teaching

Clinical governance

Research

Risk management

Education

Full neurosurgical training (FRCS or equivalent)

Subspecialty fellowship in paediatric neurosurgery

Job description

Overview

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST invites applications for Locum Consultant in Paediatric Neurosurgery based at the Oxford Children’s Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford. The post is in the Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery with a current team of 4 substantive Consultants. The post-holder’s commitments will include routine care of emergency and elective paediatric neurosurgical patients, covering the whole spectrum of paediatric cranial and spinal neurosurgical pathologies. The distribution of cases can be adjusted depending on the skills of the successful candidate. Appropriate administrative support will be provided.

Our neurosurgery department has a dynamic training programme with strong links to children’s services. The successful applicant will be involved in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate trainees and in training paediatric neurosurgery specialists. Close clinical ties with adult neurosurgery colleagues exist, and teaching and audit are conducted jointly with the adult service.

Responsibilities

• Clinical duties: routine care of paediatric neurosurgical patients, including emergency and elective cases; participation in joint ward rounds every weekday morning; 1:4 on-call with prospective cover; all paediatric neurosurgery patients admitted under their take become their patients.
• Clinical responsibilities may be undertaken at the John Radcliffe Hospital with the willingness to work at any Trust location (including Banbury or Witney) as required.
• Teaching and research: participate in teaching undergraduate clinical students, training junior doctors, multidisciplinary teaching and clinical examinations; contribution to teaching, training and research to be included in the regular job plan review; post is envisaged to spearhead departmental research activity; postgraduate level training (ideally Masters or PhD) preferred.
• Clinical governance: participate in regular audit and clinical care meetings; incident reporting; review of complaints; risk management; CPD and development of evidence-based guidelines.
• Personal and professional development: stay current in practice; appraisal and revalidation; study leave may be granted per Trust terms; study leave allowance available up to an agreed limit.
• Management: work within Trust policies and procedures; undertake administrative duties and clinical service management under lead clinician direction.
• Risk management, infection control, equality and diversity, safeguarding, information governance, and general trust policies: adherence to policies; mandatory infection control training; responsibilities under Health & Safety at Work Act; information governance training; involvement in Patient and Public Involvement and Serious Incidents processes as applicable.

Qualifications and eligibility

• Full neurosurgical training (to FRCS or equivalent) with subspecialty fellowship level training in paediatric neurosurgery.
• Applicants should be on the Specialist Register for Neurosurgery at the time of interview.

Additional information

This post is at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the country’s largest teaching trusts, serving Oxford and the Thames Valley. The Trust comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and Horton General Hospital in Banbury. The Children’s Hospital is embedded within the John Radcliffe Hospital, delivering paediatric neurosurgery services across the Trust.

Advert closes on Sunday 1 February 2026.