Job summary
- Main area
- Neurosurgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 321-MS-CON-6721617-S5
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Town
- Headington
- Salary
- per annum
- Closing
- 07/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Skull Base Neurosurgeon
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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 of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the 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 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.
Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.
For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values/default.aspx
Job overview
Applications are invited to apply for the above Consultant post in the Department of Neurosurgery based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford.
The successful applicant will join a team of currently 13 substantive Adult and 4 Paediatric Neurosurgery Consultants. The focus of the post will be the management of Emergency and Elective Neurosurgical patients in Skull Base Neurosurgery. Appropriate administrative support will be provided for this post.
The Neurosurgical Department has Academic and Clinical Training programmes. The applicant will be involved in the teaching of both under- and post-graduates and training Specialist Registrars and Neurovascular Fellows. Close clinical ties with our Paediatric Neurosurgery colleagues exist, and teaching/audit is done jointly with the Paediatric Neurosurgery service.
Applicants should possess full neurosurgical training (FRCS (SN) or equivalent), and subspeciality fellowship level training in Skull Base Surgery.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will take part in a 1:11 on call rota with prospective cover
The postholder’s duties will be to provide in and outpatient care for Neurosurgical patients both Emergency and Elective, and subspecialty Skull base patients. Close working relationships with other members of the Neurosciences team will be necessary, this includes the Neuroradiology and Neurointensive care teams, the Skull Base MDTs, and Specialist Advanced Nurse Practitioners / OTs / Physiotherapists / Speech Therapists.
The post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching undergraduate clinical students, training junior doctors, multidisciplinary teaching and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post-holder’s contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review
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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for further information regarding duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise
- FRCS (SN) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Higher medical degree
- On GMC specialist register
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive training and experience in general adult neurosurgery. Fellowship (s) in Skull Base Neurosurgery.
- Evidence of ability to make independent decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in complex skull base approaches. Experience in the NF2 service.
- Previous experience at Consultant Neurosurgeon level
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead a team of professionals
- Effective administrative and time management skills.
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to Clinical Governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Experience of conducting clinical audits
Desirable criteria
- Experience in complex skull base approaches.
- Experience in the NF2 service.
- Previous experience at Consultant Neurosurgeon level
- Leadership Qualification
- Management qualification
- Teamworking qualification or course completed
- Training or experience in communication skills
- Education qualification
- Interest in teaching with portfolio of teaching and training achievements.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sanjeeva Jeyaretna
- Job title
- Consultant Neurosurgeons
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 234838
- Additional information
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact
Mr Murtuza Sikander, Clinical Lead for Neurosurgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, The John Radcliffe (email: [email protected]),
Mr Colin Nnadi, Clinical Director for Neurosciences ([email protected]) or
Sanjeeva Jeyaretna, Skull Base Surgeon ([email protected]) .
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