Job summary
Consultant in Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery (Adult)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our internationally acclaimed Spinal Surgery Team at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a full-time Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon (Adult). The successful applicant will be working in a team of 9 consultants, including academic, regional, and neurosurgical colleagues. The post will focus on the provision of surgery for complex Adult deformity, but also will have a large element in the provision of adult elective and emergency spinal surgery for the population of the Thames Valley region. This will involve inpatient and day case surgery, outpatient clinics, and currently a 1 in 9 on call commitment as part of a 24/7 on call service.
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 and agreed on a personal basis. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.
For further information/visit please contact Mr Chrishan Thakar, Clinical Lead, Spinal Consultant 01865 737940/227539 or email spine.NOC@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The appointees' duties will be divided between the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the John Radcliffe Hospital. It is a condition of the appointments that the post-holders will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations.
Clinical
The successful applicant will be working in a team of 9 consultants, including academic, regional, and neurosurgical colleagues. The post will focus on the provision of surgery for complex adult deformity, but also have a large element in the provision of adult elective and emergency spinal surgery for the population of the Thames Valley region. This will involve inpatient and day case surgery, outpatient clinics, and currently a 1 in 9 on call commitment as part of a 24/7 on call service. A candidate with a demonstrable interest in research and service quality improvement will be of particular interest to the department.
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. 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.
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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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 theOUH YouTube channel
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Spinal Surgery Department is supported by two Specialist Registrars, four Spinal Fellows, three Specialist physiotherapists, two junior trainees (F2 level), specialist bracing/casting team, occupational and physiotherapy/hydrotherapy services. The unit has access to Adult/Paediatric ITU/HDU facilities and 24 hour radiology services including MRI/CT. There are dedicated Spinal theatres daily on the John Radcliffe and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre sites. There are regular weekly Adult and Paediatric MDTs. Audit and clinical governance involvement is expected. The unit has a strong research and educational background which the successful candidate will be encouraged to contribute to.
The department of spinal surgery is undergoing further development of our service delivery model with a renewed emphasis on integration with the neurosurgery department to provide high quality single access service delivery. Quality and training form an essential part of this vision. Going forward, changes are envisaged to team structures and the working model in order to optimise efficiency, clinical quality and training standards.
Teaching/Research
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, 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.
Teamwork
The spinal surgery department is built on strong teamwork. The on-call consultant has primary responsibility for the care of all spinal surgical patients outside the normal working day. Each surgeon works together with another colleague in order to provide appropriate cross-cover during the working day for periods of consultant leave or times at which an individuals job plan does not require physical presence in the hospital. All existing consultants are happy to be contacted at any time by their consultant colleagues for support and advice. A consultant mentor will be formally assigned to the new appointee.
Consultants have access to appropriate office accommodation (a shared office) and secretarial support. The work of the department is organised on an equitable basis with a transparent job planning process in line with Trust guidelines. The post-holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular (annual) job plan review alongside all other aspects of their work.
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 themselves 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. The post-holder will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of the clinical service under the direction of the Lead Clinician and/or Clinical Director.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Spinal Surgery Department is supported by two Specialist Registrars, four Spinal Fellows, three Specialist physiotherapists, two junior trainees (F2 level), specialist bracing/casting team, occupational and physiotherapy/hydrotherapy services. The unit has access to Adult/Paediatric ITU/HDU facilities and 24 hour radiology services including MRI/CT. There are dedicated Spinal theatres daily on the John Radcliffe and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre sites. There are regular weekly Adult and Paediatric MDTs. Audit and clinical governance involvement is expected. The unit has a strong research and educational background which the successful candidate will be encouraged to contribute to.
The department of spinal surgery is undergoing further development of our service delivery model with a renewed emphasis on integration with the neurosurgery department to provide high quality single access service delivery. Quality and training form an essential part of this vision. Going forward, changes are envisaged to team structures and the working model in order to optimise efficiency, clinical quality and training standards.
Teaching/Research
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, 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.
Teamwork
The spinal surgery department is built on strong teamwork. The on-call consultant has primary responsibility for the care of all spinal surgical patients outside the normal working day. Each surgeon works together with another colleague in order to provide appropriate cross-cover during the working day for periods of consultant leave or times at which an individuals job plan does not require physical presence in the hospital. All existing consultants are happy to be contacted at any time by their consultant colleagues for support and advice. A consultant mentor will be formally assigned to the new appointee.
Consultants have access to appropriate office accommodation (a shared office) and secretarial support. The work of the department is organised on an equitable basis with a transparent job planning process in line with Trust guidelines. The post-holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular (annual) job plan review alongside all other aspects of their work.
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 themselves 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. The post-holder will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of the clinical service under the direction of the Lead Clinician and/or Clinical Director.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic medical qualifications FRCS (Orthopaedics) or its equivalent Entry on Specialist Register, or within six months of entry
- To have completed appropriate training in spinal surgery 1-year spinal fellowship
- GMC registration
Desirable
- Higher medical degree
- Further training in microsurgical techniques To have a Certificate of Completion of Training 2 year spinal fellowship
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in spinal surgery
- Experience with spinal deformity with demonstrable special interest and experience in Adult surgery
- Competence in offering expert clinical opinion on range of spinal problems both emergency and elective.
- Ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Experience of spinal trauma and on call
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of potential to lead a clinical team in a teaching hospital.
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Evidence of an ability to manage the varied demands of this post
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training. Experience of supervising junior staff
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Desirable
- Education qualification
- Research grants
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic medical qualifications FRCS (Orthopaedics) or its equivalent Entry on Specialist Register, or within six months of entry
- To have completed appropriate training in spinal surgery 1-year spinal fellowship
- GMC registration
Desirable
- Higher medical degree
- Further training in microsurgical techniques To have a Certificate of Completion of Training 2 year spinal fellowship
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in spinal surgery
- Experience with spinal deformity with demonstrable special interest and experience in Adult surgery
- Competence in offering expert clinical opinion on range of spinal problems both emergency and elective.
- Ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Experience of spinal trauma and on call
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of potential to lead a clinical team in a teaching hospital.
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Evidence of an ability to manage the varied demands of this post
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training. Experience of supervising junior staff
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Desirable
- Education qualification
- 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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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 NHS Foundation Trust
Address
John Radcliffe Hospital - Oxford Spine
Headley Way
Headington , oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
