About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for Clinical Fellowship posts at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This post is suitable for surgical trainees who have completed core surgical training or are in specialist training. They will have clinical responsibilities and take part in the on-call rotas (at registrar level) covering organ transplantation and retrieval. The successful applicant will be expected to carry out supervised research. The post is based at the Oxford Transplant Centre, Churchill Hospital.
The appointment will be on a whole-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.
In the interest of equal opportunities, we want to make sure that information about candidates is provided in the same format so all applicants should fill in the standard application form on the NHS Jobs website.
Main duties of the job
Clinical fellows will take part in the middle-grade rota to support the on-call transplant service at the Oxford Transplant Centre, Churchill Hospital and the Oxford multi-organ retrieval service. The Research Fellow will also contribute elective clinical work at the Transplant Centre.
The Oxford Transplant Centre comprises a separate building including day-case beds, outpatient clinics, Tissue Typing laboratory and office accommodation; in-patients are situated nearby. The unit provides a regional renal transplant service for the six counties surrounding Oxford (population about 3 million), supra-regional pancreas, islet and intestinal transplant services and organ retrieval (as part of the National Organ Retrieval Service). Some 250 deceased and living donor transplants and more than 160 organ retrievals are performed per year, together over 400 vascular access and other procedures. The clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre include the pancreatic islet transplant programme.
The transplant unit is closely associated with major research programmes in transplantation biology within the Oxford Transplant Centre, The NHSBT Transplantation Laboratory and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.
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.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical fellows will take part in the middle-grade rota to support the on-call transplant service at the Oxford Transplant Centre, Churchill Hospital and the Oxford multi-organ retrieval service. The Research Fellow will also contribute elective clinical work at the Transplant Centre.
The Oxford Transplant Centre comprises a separate building including day-case beds, outpatient clinics, Tissue Typing laboratory and office accommodation; in-patients are situated nearby. The unit provides a regional renal transplant service for the six counties surrounding Oxford (population about 3 million), supra-regional pancreas, islet and intestinal transplant services and organ retrieval (as part of the National Organ Retrieval Service). Some 250 deceased and living donor transplants and more than 160 organ retrievals are performed per year, together over 400 vascular access and other procedures. The clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre include the pancreatic islet transplant programme.
The transplant unit is closely associated with major research programmes in transplantation biology within the Oxford Transplant Centre, The NHSBT Transplantation Laboratory and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MRCS or equivalent GMC Registration
Experience Essential
Training in general surgery to level of core training or above At level of ST3 or above
Skills Essential
Evidence of team leadership skills to be able to undertake effectively the role of an ST3 Experience of routine clinical audit
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).
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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 Churchill Hospital
Old Road
Headington, Oxford
OX3 7LE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)