Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Anaesthesia
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 5 months (5 months - Maternity Cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 321-NOTS-MS-7358878
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Anaesthetist in Paediatric Anaesthesia
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum 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
A whole-time/part-time post as locum consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia is available now at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The appointment is on a whole-time/part-time basis but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share. This is a fixed-term locum post for 5 months for maternity leave cover.
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 on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.
Main duties of the job
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES: Paediatric Anaesthesia
The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations; John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton Hospitals and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital.
Clinical
This post is based around fixed theatre days which may include paediatric general/urological surgery (including emergency surgery and neonatal procedures) plus flexible cover for paediatric lists of all non- cardiac paediatric specialties and with the opportunity to contribute to the oncall rota if required.
Teaching/Research
Oxford University Hospitals NHS 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-holder’s contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.
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. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES: Paediatric Anaesthesia
The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations; John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton Hospitals and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital.
Please refer the Job description attached for more details.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Medical qualification acceptable by the GMC
- GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC’s specialist register or equivalent training and experience
- Minimum 6 months experience in Anaesthesia in the UK in the NHS
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) or equivalent.
- CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Possession of other related postgraduate qualification such as MD, BSc, MSc or PhD
- Additional advanced training or fellowship in a relevant sub-specialty
- Life support courses instructor, e.g. APLS / EPALs etc.
Experience
Essential criteria
- To be able to work independently at consultant level and perform as a member of a team.
- Experience in anaesthesia in paediatric neonatal surgery with evidence of advanced training.
- Minimum of 12 months advanced specialist paediatric anaesthesia training as a senior trainee or post-CCT fellow, or equivalent
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable criteria
- Qualification or advanced training in regional anaesthesia in children
- Experience in paediatric or neonatal intensive care
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, and exert appropriate authority
- Effective administrative and time management skills.
- Training in clinical management.
- Knowledge of the NHS and the role of Clinical Networks.
- Understanding of the complexities of performing in a regional paediatric referral centre.
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Able to communicate in English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, Clinical risk management and clinical audit as well as quality improvement activities
- Ability to peer review clinical research and participate in anaesthetic research activities
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
- Leadership and Management qualification.
- Experience of NHS management projects and effecting change
- Knowledge of finance / budgets
- Willingness to undertake additional roles at local, regional and national levels
- Good information technology skills
- Education qualification
- Experience of leading audits/QI projects, implementing change and monitoring compliance
- Peer reviewed publications
- Research grants
GMC Registration
Essential criteria
- Full registration and license to practice
Transport
Essential criteria
- Full UK driving license.
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
- Dr Kim Ng
- Job title
- Lead for Paediatric Anaesthesia
- Email address
- [email protected]
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