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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sobell House Fellow

The closing date is 24 June 2025

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Job summary

The post holder's duties will be primarily at Churchill Hospital, Oxford, or Katharine House Hospice, Banbury, but it is a condition of all appointments that post holders will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations and outreach into the community if required.

The aim of these fellowships is to offer a 60/40 split of clinical service provision with protected time to undertake either Educational or Quality Improvement project work over the course of a year. It is anticipated that this post will provide an excellent opportunity for senior trainees looking to take an OOP to gather in depth experience of Palliative Medicine, or to broaden their experience of education or governance.

Sobell House is an NHS Specialist Palliative Care Service and is an integral part of the Oncology Directorate within the Surgery and Oncology Division in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Sobell House has served the community of Oxfordshire for over 40 years. Sobell House Hospice Charity supports the work of the Hospice and the Trust. Visit the website at www.sobellhouse.org. Sobell House Hospice Charity is supplying the funds to support these fellowship roles financially.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will perform the duties of Fellow to the Palliative Medicine team which is based at Sobell House in the Churchill Hospital and Katharine House Hospice in Banbury. The post holder will work within one or more area of the service either:

- On the specialist inpatient wards in Sobell House or Katharine House which comprise 28 beds offering intensive symptom management and end of life care for adults with life limiting conditions

- in the Hospital Palliative Care Team offering a consultative specialist advisory service for adults with life limiting conditions under the care of specialist colleagues in the acute hospitals of the John Radcliffe, Churchill, Nuffield Orthopaedic or Horton Hospitals in Oxfordshire

- in the Community Palliative Care Team working in concert with primary care to enable symptom control and ACP for adults with life limiting conditions who are in their usual place of residence throughout Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire

- in the newly commenced RIPEL project which offers Home Hospice care and enhanced responsiveness to for adults with life limiting conditions who are suffering uncontrolled symptoms or a crisis in care.

The post holder will participate in the on-call rota alongside our current Specialist Registrars and Specialty Doctors.

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.

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.

Details

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year Plus oncall pay

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

321-SUWON-MS-7268320-S6

Job locations

Sobell House Hospice

Oxford

OX3 7LE


Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be part of a medical team comprising 8 consultants (Dr Victoria Bradley , Prof Bee Wee, Dr Charlie Bond, Dr Matthew Carey, Dr Tim Harrison, Dr Mary Miller, Dr Victoria Hedges and a locum consultant), 3 Associate Specialists (Dr Jane Stickland, Dr Ros Henderson and Dr Julia Bartley), 4 Specialty Doctors (Dr Sarah Hanrott, Dr Tanya Greenway, Dr Husna Munsoor and Dr Michele Fletcher) and a number of doctors training in Palliative Medicine and General Practice. The scope of work covered by the medical team includes clinical care in the specialist services as above and also includes support for the Living Well programme and supportive care services, lymphoedema and bereavement based on 2 sites (Headington, Oxford and Adderbury, Banbury), leadership of end of life care across the Trust, education and research.

Members of the multidisciplinary team who work across the settings include nurses, allied health professionals, music therapist, art therapist, chaplain, social workers and support staff including volunteers. We have sessional support from a consultant psychiatrist.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be part of a medical team comprising 8 consultants (Dr Victoria Bradley , Prof Bee Wee, Dr Charlie Bond, Dr Matthew Carey, Dr Tim Harrison, Dr Mary Miller, Dr Victoria Hedges and a locum consultant), 3 Associate Specialists (Dr Jane Stickland, Dr Ros Henderson and Dr Julia Bartley), 4 Specialty Doctors (Dr Sarah Hanrott, Dr Tanya Greenway, Dr Husna Munsoor and Dr Michele Fletcher) and a number of doctors training in Palliative Medicine and General Practice. The scope of work covered by the medical team includes clinical care in the specialist services as above and also includes support for the Living Well programme and supportive care services, lymphoedema and bereavement based on 2 sites (Headington, Oxford and Adderbury, Banbury), leadership of end of life care across the Trust, education and research.

Members of the multidisciplinary team who work across the settings include nurses, allied health professionals, music therapist, art therapist, chaplain, social workers and support staff including volunteers. We have sessional support from a consultant psychiatrist.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP/MRCGP
  • GMC Registration without limitations on practice

Desirable

  • Experience of Palliative Medicine
  • Publications and presentations
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP/MRCGP
  • GMC Registration without limitations on practice

Desirable

  • Experience of Palliative Medicine
  • Publications and presentations

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).

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.

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

Sobell House Hospice

Oxford

OX3 7LE


Employer's website

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sobell House Hospice

Oxford

OX3 7LE


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

PA to the Consultants

Rebecca Davies

rebecca.davies4@ouh.nhs.uk

01865572125

Details

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year Plus oncall pay

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

321-SUWON-MS-7268320-S6

Job locations

Sobell House Hospice

Oxford

OX3 7LE


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