About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for a Consultant post in Neurocritical Care to start after 1st August 2026. This post is based at the West Wing of the John Radcliffe Hospital site. It will predominantly involve responsibility as a consultant in a prospective cover 1:9 rota for the 17 bedded neurosciences critical care unit, but will also help to establish an Echocardiography service within the existing Pre-Operative Assessment service in the West Wing.The appointment is on a whole-time basis.
Main duties of the job
The duties of the post-holder will be primarily occur in the West Wing of the John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations in Oxford (The John Radcliffe Hospital, The Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre). The job will predominantly involve responsibility as a consultant in a prospective cover 1:9 rota for the 17 bedded neurosciences critical care unit, but will also continue to develop a service as a perioperative consultant for the Neurosciences inpatient ward, as well as establishing an Echocardiography service within the existing Pre-Operative Assessment service within the West Wing.
About us
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. 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.
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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for further information regarding duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Professional qualfication Essential
Full GMC registration with licence to practice CCT in Anaesthetics or ICM (or equivalent for non-UK applicants; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview
Qualifications / Skills Essential
FRCA or MRCP or FICM Echocardiography fellowship or equivalent qualification; OR enrolled in achieving at time of interview
Desirable
ATLS, ALS Membership of NACCS
Experience Essential
General training in Intensive Care Medicine to specialist level or equivalent Experience of perioperative care delivery Ability to supervise Resident Doctors
Desirable
Experience of neuro-critical care Involvement in audit, research, publications, presentations
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Evidence of team leadership skills to fulfil the role of a consultant within a large, multi-site Teaching Hospital Organisational skills to be able to undertake effectively the role of a consultant within a large Teaching hospital and regional referral centre Commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Good personal and interpersonal skills Flexible approach to problem solving Good spoken and written English Experience of routine clinical audit Understanding of TARN and ICNARC
Desirable
Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and clinical networks Management training and experience Highly Developed communication skills Experience of teaching medical, nursing undergraduates and postgraduates and members of the multi-disciplinary team Willingness to conduct and supervise audit as a consultant Ability to actively participate in regional audit systems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address JR Hospital
Headley Way, Headington
Oxford
OX3 9DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)