Locum Consultant Cardiac Surgeon | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are recruiting a full-time Locum Consultant Cardiac Surgeon with a sub-specialty interest in Aortic Surgery for 6 months at the Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital.
The Oxford Heart Centre is a busy tertiary cardiac centre, offering cardiology and cardiothoracic surgical services to all the surrounding districts. The post-holder will contribute to adult cardiac 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.
It is expected that the post-holder will contribute to adult cardiac surgical provision within the Trust, including out-patient clinics, operating lists, and ward rounds, and in particular support the further development of regional aortic service.The post-holder will provide on-call emergency cover for adult cardiac surgery on a 1:6 rota and the proposed regional aortic dissection rota, including a regular weekend ward round. The post-holder will be provided with appropriate office facilities (shared office, networked PC) and secretarial support to fulfil this role.
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 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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Clinical
It is expected that the post-holder will contribute to adult cardiac surgical provision within the Trust including out-patient clinics, operating lists, and ward rounds. The post-holder will provide on-call emergency cover for adult cardiac surgery on a 1:6 rota including a regular weekend ward round.The post-holder will be provided with appropriate office facilities (shared office, networked PC) and secretarial support to fulfil this role. This is a replacement post with an established referral base, but the post-holder will be encouraged and supported to develop new referral pathways.
Teaching/Research
The 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-holder’s 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, 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.The post-holder will be offered the resources required to support their professional revalidation.
Mentoring
The post-holder will be offered personal and clinical mentorship by a senior consultant within the department according to their sub-specialty interest(s). Mentorship from a senior consultant will be available during the working week and over on-call weekday nights and weekends.
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.The post-holder will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients, and the running of their clinical service under the direction of the lead clinician and/or directorate chair.
This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Oct 2024