About this role
Job summary
A whole-time/part-time post as a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon is now available at the John Radcliffe Hospital. This consultant post will provide adult thoracic surgical provision within the Trust.
The postholder's duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations and peripheral clinics.
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact Mr Dio Stavroulias, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Clinical Lead for Thoracic Surgery through his PA, Carol Perryman ([email protected] 01865 226656).
Main duties of the job
This consultant post will provide adult thoracic surgical provision within the Trust. The successful applicant will be also be expected to contribute to ward rounds, Sarcoma MDT and delivery of the Trust's lung cancer performance targets.
This appointment is on a whole-time/part-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.
Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.
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.
The Oxford Heart Centre provides the full range of adult thoracic surgery with the exception of pulmonary transplantation. Approximately 150 primary lung cancer resections are performed each year, with a 40% increase in workload predicted with the implementation of the targeted lung health check. The service currently has three Consultant Thoracic Surgeons and six Consultant Cardiac Surgeons supported by eight Cardiothoracic Registrars and two Thoracic Fellows.
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
The Oxford Heart Centre provides the full range of adult thoracic surgery with the exception of pulmonary transplantation. Approximately 150 primary lung cancer resections are performed each year, with a 40% increase in workload predicted with the implementation of the targeted lung health check. The service currently has three Consultant Thoracic Surgeons and six Consultant Cardiac Surgeons supported by eight Cardiothoracic Registrars and two Thoracic Fellows.
Teaching/Research
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post-holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, and quality improvement activities as required by the Trust and external accrediting bodies.
Personal and Professional Development
The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up to date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs.
Management
The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of his/her clinical service under the direction of the lead clinician and/or directorate chair.
Person Specification
Other Requirements Desirable
Full UK Driving Licence
Qualifications Essential
Full GMC registration and licence to practise FRCS(C-Th) or equivalent Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Cardiothoracic Surgery OR CCT in Cardiothoracic Surgery or within 6 months of CCT date at AAC interview date,
Desirable
Higher medical degree
Experience Essential
General training in thoracic surgery to specialist level or equivalent Independence in sub-specialist thoracic procedures Chest wall resection + reconstruction, pectus correction, thymectomy, endobronchial valves, anatomical lung resection, rib fixation. Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level, including in MDT, and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable
Interest in research with publications and audit Experience of management of non- selective thoracic on call
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital. Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management. Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork Good spoken and written English. 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. More than two years' experience in collection and submission of national thoracic audit data.
Desirable
Knowledge of the current organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation. Management training and experience Computing skills: ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet programme, and web browser. Peer reviewed publications. Research grants Research grants
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 Cardiothoracic Theatres, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)