Job summary
- Main area
- Gynaecology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Includes out of hours on call)
- Job ref
- 321-MS-CON-7222737-S5
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 + 3% on call banding supplement (Cat A)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Gynaecologist with Interest in Endometriosis
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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
The department is seeking a capable and highly motivated doctor who enjoys working in a tertiary referral service and wishes to effect change and improve care for patients within this service
The postholder will join an existing team of 11 NHS Gynaecologists, 4 NHS Gynae-oncologists and 6 University of Oxford Clinical Academics who together provide both a local Gynaecology service to the population of Oxford and a highly specialist tertiary service in Urogynaecology, reproductive medicine, endometriosis and Gynae-oncology. This post is a Trust wide position with clinical sessions at the Horton Hospital in Banbury and the John Radcliffe Hospital sites as well as joint theatre sessions at the Churchill Hospital. .
The successful applicant for this position will have the relevant experience to undertake advanced laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis and be part of the Oxford BSGE Endometriosis CaRe Centre.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust provides Gynaecology services across three sites (John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, Horton Hospital Banbury and the Churchill Hospital, Oxford). The successful applicant will work across all sites. The post holder will be expected to undertake a combination of general Gynaecology and specialist clinics. It is anticipated that the specialist clinics will be: 1) Endometriosis clinic 2) Another of their choice
The post-holder will be expected to undertake regular weekly theatre lists at the John Radcliffe hospital.
The post holder will manage in-patients at the John Radcliffe Hospital and undertake Gynaecology on-call duties of no more frequent than 1:9, and on a rotational basis will respond to GP advice and guidance as required.
Some clinics may take place outside of the acute trust and it is anticipated that over time more clinics may be located elsewhere.
The successful candidate will be expected to keep up to date with emergency Gynaecology, reviewing patients in the ‘hot clinic’ and giving advice to the specialist Early Pregnancy team when on call.
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
For further details and information regarding the main responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary medical qualification
- MBBS/MBCHB
- MRCOG/FRCOG
- CCT or equivalent (or be within 6 months of CCT at the time of application)
- ATSM or equivalent in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery for the Excision of benign disease
Desirable criteria
- Higher postgraduate-degree
- Evidence of Advanced Ultrasound training
- Evidence of Robotic training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of advanced skills in gynaecological endoscopic surgery for endometriosis
- Experience managing and treating patients with benign gynaecological conditions
- Experience managing and treating emergency Gynaecology cases.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients in a tertiary setting
- Evidence of experience working within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of having worked at consultant level in a teaching hospital.
- Willingness to contribute to the medically complex TOP service
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of authorship of clinical guidelines at a local or national level.
- Relevant peer reviewed publications within the preceding 5 years
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification.
- Training in clinical management
- Experience of working within a national or international regulatory body
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of ability to teach practical skills e.g. ultrasound or laparoscopy
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Experience in organising national/international training
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
- Francis Gardner via his PA Natalie De Zoysa
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 221263
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