Job summary
The Oxford Transplant and HPB Surgical Units are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic doctor to join the team working in Transplantation and HPB Surgery. The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute teaching trusts in the country.
This is a replacement post. The appointments are on a whole-time/part-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share. Candidates are expected to be at or close to Post CCT level in competence and training.
Candidates are very welcome to visit the department and are invited to contact clinical lead Transplant - Srikanth Reddy (srikanth.reddy@ouh.nhs.uk) and or Clinical Lead HPB Surgery - Michael Silva (michael.silva@ouh.nhs.uk ), Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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
The applicant will be required to lead the organ retrieval team incl 1:4 weekends (Necessary training will be provided to suitable candidates), support the Transplant clinical service including in and out of hours flexibly with cross cover including clinics, wards and operating theatres. Opportunities exist for elective experience in HPB surgery.
Development opportunities exist in pancreas transplantation, kidney transplantation, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, Liver & Pancreatic resections, vascular access & multi organ retrievals.
Oxford now carries out robotic HPB surgery and opportunities exist for interested candidates to gain robotic skills in complex HPB surgery with potential for sign off at level II.
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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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 theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Transplantation
The Senior Clinical Fellows support the clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre & HPB Surgery as directed by the Clinical Leads. Clinical responsibilities will include emergency and elective operating, support of the organ retrieval service, outpatient clinics, ward rounds and care of inpatients. Senior Clinical Fellows are expected to have or acquire the skills necessary to lead the multi-organ retrieval team. Any necessary training will be provided.
The Oxford Transplant Centre comprises a separate building including day-case beds, outpatient clinics, Tissue Typing laboratory and office accommodation. The unit provides a regional renal transplant service for the six counties surrounding Oxford (population about 3 million), supra-regional pancreas and intestinal transplant services and organ retrieval (as part of the nationally commissioned national organ retrieval service). More than 250 deceased and living donor transplants and 200 organ retrievals are performed per year, together with vascular access and other procedures numbering over 400 operations. Approximately 60 laparoscopic donor nephrectomies & liver donor transplants; 50-60 pancreas transplants & 4-6 intestinal transplants are undertaken annually. The clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre also include the pancreatic islet transplant programme. In collaboration with the HPB service, the Transplant Unit provides a pancreatic auto-transplant service (Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto Transplantation). The Oxford University Hospitals has recently formed a transplant network (COxTNet) in partnership with University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwick, which enables free flow of both patients and staff between the two kidney transplant units, as dictated by capacity restraints.
Hepatobiliary/pancreatic (HPB)
The HPB clinical service carries out approximately 220 major resectional surgical procedures per year and has a substantial work-load in benign HPB surgery, inpatient management, outpatient clinics and ward-rounds. Together with middle-grade staff and consultants, the Senior Clinical Fellows contribute to specialist out-of-hours cover for HPB patients.
Research
The successful candidates will be expected to engage in the research activities of the department. The Oxford Transplant Centre is closely associated with major research programmes within the Oxford Transplant Centre as well as the Nuffield Department of Surgery and other departments in the University. Currently active projects include: novel approaches to liver and kidney preservation; pancreatic islets; long term metabolic function of transplanted pancreases; pancreas preservation and viability assessment; multi-centre trial of novel immunosuppression. There are opportunities in clinical HPB research, including trials of novel treatments of pancreatic and liver cancer and also opportunities to engage in lab-based projects.
Teaching
Senior clinical fellows are expected to take part in the teaching of medical students within the Clinical School, under the direction of the transplant educational lead. Further teaching within the College system may be available should this be the wish of a successful candidate
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Transplantation
The Senior Clinical Fellows support the clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre & HPB Surgery as directed by the Clinical Leads. Clinical responsibilities will include emergency and elective operating, support of the organ retrieval service, outpatient clinics, ward rounds and care of inpatients. Senior Clinical Fellows are expected to have or acquire the skills necessary to lead the multi-organ retrieval team. Any necessary training will be provided.
The Oxford Transplant Centre comprises a separate building including day-case beds, outpatient clinics, Tissue Typing laboratory and office accommodation. The unit provides a regional renal transplant service for the six counties surrounding Oxford (population about 3 million), supra-regional pancreas and intestinal transplant services and organ retrieval (as part of the nationally commissioned national organ retrieval service). More than 250 deceased and living donor transplants and 200 organ retrievals are performed per year, together with vascular access and other procedures numbering over 400 operations. Approximately 60 laparoscopic donor nephrectomies & liver donor transplants; 50-60 pancreas transplants & 4-6 intestinal transplants are undertaken annually. The clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre also include the pancreatic islet transplant programme. In collaboration with the HPB service, the Transplant Unit provides a pancreatic auto-transplant service (Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto Transplantation). The Oxford University Hospitals has recently formed a transplant network (COxTNet) in partnership with University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwick, which enables free flow of both patients and staff between the two kidney transplant units, as dictated by capacity restraints.
Hepatobiliary/pancreatic (HPB)
The HPB clinical service carries out approximately 220 major resectional surgical procedures per year and has a substantial work-load in benign HPB surgery, inpatient management, outpatient clinics and ward-rounds. Together with middle-grade staff and consultants, the Senior Clinical Fellows contribute to specialist out-of-hours cover for HPB patients.
Research
The successful candidates will be expected to engage in the research activities of the department. The Oxford Transplant Centre is closely associated with major research programmes within the Oxford Transplant Centre as well as the Nuffield Department of Surgery and other departments in the University. Currently active projects include: novel approaches to liver and kidney preservation; pancreatic islets; long term metabolic function of transplanted pancreases; pancreas preservation and viability assessment; multi-centre trial of novel immunosuppression. There are opportunities in clinical HPB research, including trials of novel treatments of pancreatic and liver cancer and also opportunities to engage in lab-based projects.
Teaching
Senior clinical fellows are expected to take part in the teaching of medical students within the Clinical School, under the direction of the transplant educational lead. Further teaching within the College system may be available should this be the wish of a successful candidate
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full registration with GMC
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- MRCS or equivalent
- FRCS or equivalent.
Desirable
- Higher Medical Degree
- CCT in General Surgery (or equivalent) or within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview or Higher surgical
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Transplant and organ retrieval surgery
Desirable
- Experience in HPB surgery
- Publications/presentations
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of team leadership skills to be able to undertake effectively, the role of a Fellow within a Teaching Hospital
- Organisational skills to be able to undertake effectively, the role of a Fellow within a Teaching Hospita
- Computing skills: ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good written English
- Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
- Experience of routine clinical audit
Desirable
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS
- Management experience
- Flexible approach to problem solving
- Willingness to conduct and/or supervise audit
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full registration with GMC
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- MRCS or equivalent
- FRCS or equivalent.
Desirable
- Higher Medical Degree
- CCT in General Surgery (or equivalent) or within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview or Higher surgical
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Transplant and organ retrieval surgery
Desirable
- Experience in HPB surgery
- Publications/presentations
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of team leadership skills to be able to undertake effectively, the role of a Fellow within a Teaching Hospital
- Organisational skills to be able to undertake effectively, the role of a Fellow within a Teaching Hospita
- Computing skills: ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good written English
- Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
- Experience of routine clinical audit
Desirable
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS
- Management experience
- Flexible approach to problem solving
- Willingness to conduct and/or supervise audit
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.
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.
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
Churchill Hospital- Oxford Transplant Centre
Old Road, Headington
Oxford
OX3 7LJ
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
