Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (0)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (0)
- Job ref
- 321-NOTS-MS-7152708
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe
- Town
- OXFORD
- Salary
- £70,425 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Sept 26
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
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.
For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values/default.aspx
Job overview
TITLE OF POST:
GRADE:
Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Fellow
SPECIALTY: Orthopaedic Surgery (Paediatrics)
End of contract of previous fellow
Mr Andrew Wainwright
REASON FOR VACANCY:
LEAD CLINICIAN
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR Mrs Rachel Buckingham
Mr Max Mifsud
Mr Alpesh Kothari
FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Full-Time
BASE HOSPITAL: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust
WORK PATTERN:
CORE HOURS:
Day
40hrs
QUALIFICATIONS:
GMC REQUIREMENT:
FRCS (Tr and Orth) or equivalent
Full Registration upon commencement of post.
ANNUAL AND STUDY LEAVE ARRANGEMENTS:
Annual leave and study leave must be planned and must be agreed by you with your
supervising consultant in advance.
ACCOMMODATION:
This post is not compulsorily resident or resident on-call. If accommodation is required a charge
will be made.
Contact: Elaine Foster: [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to enable the successful candidate to gain further experience in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery for young people, whilst providing senior support to the professional team in carrying out its Clinical & Research workload in outpatient clinics, operating lists and ward work.
Applicants must be at the level of FRCS (Tr and Orth), and have completed, or be very close to the end of their higher specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedics in order to be shortlisted. The successful candidate will be intending to pursue Paediatric Orthopaedic surgery as a specialist career and will have experience in Children’s Orthopaedic surgery and be able to work in senior position of responsibility in an Orthopaedic team.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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DUTIES OF THE POST |
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Aims and responsibilities of the post: |
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Clinical Commitment: |
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The formal programme will be arranged in consultation with the team and the appointee’s needs and an example timetable is attached below. |
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Monday |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
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Friday |
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Clinic POAC |
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Theatre - CHOx Theatre -CHOx |
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Clinic - General Gait lab |
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Specialist interest with option Theatre |
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Theatre CHOx Theatre CHOx |
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Facilities for Study and Training: |
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Good library facilities are available at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and the Oxford Radcliffe, via Bodleian Library Service |
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Teaching, Audit and Research: |
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The Fellow will be expected to participate in teaching of the specialist registrars, and occasionally other medical and non-medical personnel. Participation in research and audit is required. |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- Completion of specialist training in Orthopaedics with certification
- Intention to pursue Paediatric orthopaedic surgery as a specialist career
Desirable criteria
- Up to date Child resuscitation training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Children’s Orthopaedic surgery Completion of specialist training in Orthopaedics with certification
- Ability to work in senior position of responsibility in Orthopaedic team
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of career intentions in Children’s Orthopaedics
Skills
Essential criteria
- Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role in Paediatric Orthopaedic surgery in a large teaching hospital.
- Interest in research with publications
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good spoken and written English.
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
- Evidence of quality improvement and effective audits
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management initiatives
- Evidence of quality improvement work in Children’s Orthopaedics
- Evidence of publications in Children’s Orthopaedics in peer reviewed journals
- Additional relevant subspeciality interest
- Evidence of skills working in Multi- disciplinary teams
- Qualifications in communication skills
- Evidence of teaching qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Wainwright
- Job title
- Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 738026
- Additional information
Please contact Mr Andrew Wainwright, Mrs Rachel Buckingham or Mr Alpesh Kothari or Max Mifsud.
Tel: Oxford (01865) 738026
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