Full job descriptionLocum Consultant Colorectal Surgeon (Interest in Cancer)NHS Medical & Dental: ConsultantContract
Locum: 12 months
Hours
10 sessions per week (Full time - 10 sessions per week (incl participation in on call rota))
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
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.
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.
Job overviewA whole-time Locum post as a Consultant in Colorectal Surgery is available now at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a fixed term contract for the period of one year.
The Colorectal Department currently has a vacancy for a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon to join ten current Consultant colleagues and a Specialist Doctor.
Applications are invited to apply for the post based at the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
The department’s expertise covers the full range of colorectal surgery with high volumes of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floor disorders and proctology. The new Consultant will have a broad training in colorectal surgery and able to integrate and help develop the above services.
Main duties of the jobSurgical management of elective and emergency Colorectal Surgery with a primary interest in cancer. The candidate will work within a department of ten other Consultant, and one Specialist, Colorectal Surgeons and participate in the wider emergency on call rota.
The primary focus of the post will be LGI Cancer and general Colorectal Surgery, working closely with the existing surgeons and multi-disciplinary teams in providing these services. Activity will also include Lower GI endoscopy lists.
The post holder will participate in the on-call rota for Emergency General Surgery services based at the John Radcliffe Hospital site.
The postholder’s duties will be primarily at The Churchill Hospital and 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 within Oxfordshire, including the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Working for our organisationOxford 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPerson specificationQualifications and TrainingEssential criteria*Full GMC Registration and licence to practice
*General & Colorectal Surgery; exposure to Emergency General Surgery. Experience in Cancer
Desirable criteria*An appropriate higher colorectal surgical qualification - E.g.MD / PhD
*Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via*CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview *CESR or European Community Rights
ExperienceEssential criteria*Experience in a specialist colorectal unit
*Level of responsibility Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Skils and KnowledgeEssential criteria*Open and laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
*Colonoscopy - independent practice
*Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant
*Effective administrative and time management skills
*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
Desirable criteria*Evidence of Robotic surgery training
*JAG accreditation
*Evidence of post CCT experience in the management of colorectal cancer and locally advanced cancer
*Management qualification
*Education qualification
*Peer reviewed publications
*Research grants
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