Job summary
The HPB & Oxford Transplant units are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic doctor to join the team working in Transplantation. 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 Services - 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
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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 HPB & Transplant clinical service including in and out of hours flexibly with cross cover including clinics, wards and operating theatres.
Development opportunities exist in Liver & Pancreatic resections, Robotic HPB Surgery including sign off at level 2, pancreas transplantation, kidney transplantation, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, vascular access & multi organ retrievals.
About us
The Oxford Transplant Centre comprises a separate building including day-case beds, outpatient clinics, Tissue Typing laboratory and office accommodation; in-patients are situated nearby. The unit provides a regional renal transplant service for the six counties surrounding Oxford (population about 3 million), supra-regional pancreas, islet and intestinal transplant services and organ retrieval (as part of the National Organ Retrieval Service). Some 250 deceased and living donor transplants and more than 140 organ retrievals are performed per year, together over 400 vascular access and other procedures. The clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre include the pancreatic islet transplant programme (Director Professor Paul Johnson).
The transplant unit is closely associated with major research programmes in transplantation biology within the Oxford Transplant Centre, The NHSBT Transplantation Laboratory and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Transplantation
The Senior Clinical Fellows support the clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre as directed by the Clinical Lead. 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 250 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. Oxford has an established robotic HPB surgery programme and opportunities exist for level 2 sign off. In collaboration with the Islet service, the HPB Unit provides a pancreatic auto-transplant service (Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto Transplantation).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Transplantation
The Senior Clinical Fellows support the clinical activities of the Oxford Transplant Centre as directed by the Clinical Lead. 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 250 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. Oxford has an established robotic HPB surgery programme and opportunities exist for level 2 sign off. In collaboration with the Islet service, the HPB Unit provides a pancreatic auto-transplant service (Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto Transplantation).
Person Specification
GMC
Essential
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCS or equivalent
- CCT in General Surgery (or equivalent) or within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview or Higher surgical
Desirable
Skills and 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 Hospital
- Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Experience in HPB Surgery, Transplant and organ retrieval surgery
Desirable
- Independence in Organ retrieval
Person Specification
GMC
Essential
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCS or equivalent
- CCT in General Surgery (or equivalent) or within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview or Higher surgical
Desirable
Skills and 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 Hospital
- Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Experience in HPB Surgery, Transplant and organ retrieval surgery
Desirable
- Independence in Organ retrieval
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
Oxford
OX3 7LE
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
