Job overview

Applications are invited to apply for the above post in the Maternity Department at the Oxford University Hospitals
NHS Foundation Trust. The department is seeking a capable and motivated doctor who enjoys working in both a
District General and tertiary referral service and wishes to effect change and improve care for patients within this
service.
The successful candidate will join the maternity service which provides general obstetric services to the local
population – 7500 women per year are cared for within the Trust. There are also tertiary referral services in fetal
and maternal medicine, supported by a Level 3 neonatal unit.
We anticipate that the successful candidate will have in Fetomaternal Medicine and will continue to maintain this
expertise after appointment.
This post is intended to be mainly based at the Horton Hospital in Banbury but there is also a Delivery
suite/Caesarean Section session at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford. In order to maintain appropriate
competency, there will also be a necessity to rotate through ANC sessions at the John Radcliffe approximately 1
in 4. The provision of high-risk clinics at the Horton are required in alignment with the OUH strategy of care
closer to home. On call will be Maternity only at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder’s duties will be split between the Horton General, Banbury and the John Radcliffe Hospital,
Oxford.
Clinical
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust provides services across four sites (John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford,
Horton Hospital Banbury, Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital and the Churchill Hospital, Oxford). Obstetric inpatient
and outpatient services are based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. In addition, outpatient obstetric clinics are
undertaken at the Horton Hospital in Banbury. The successful applicant may be required to work across both
sites. The post holder will be expected to undertake high risk antenatal clinics at the Horton Hospital.
The post-holder will be expected to undertake sessions providing acute general intrapartum care and obstetric
care supported by at least 2 other obstetricians in training as part of this post.
The post holder will undertake obstetric on-call duties of no more frequent than 1:9, currently 1:16 with internal
cover (equivalent to 1:12.8 in the worked year). The out of hours on call attracts a supplement paid at Band A.

Working for our organisation

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.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

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.