Consultant in Clinical Genetics (Mitochondrial) | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Clinical Genetics (Mitochondrial) | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited for a Consultant with a special interest in mitochondrial diseases, to join the NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT). The vacancy has arisen due to the expanding clinical service and the need for further specialist adult support for this national service.

Oxford is a large tertiary neurosciences centre, with a busy Clinical Genetics department, and offers a wide range of clinical and academic interests. Oxford is renowned for its expertise in neuromuscular diseases and is a member of the European Reference Network for such conditions. We are looking for an enthusiastic clinical consultant colleague to join a well-established group of colleagues from paediatrics, clinical genetics, adult neurology and other disciplines.

The post will include providing liaison for the nationally commissioned Highly Specialised Service in Mitochondrial Diseases, and it will deliver a twice monthly face-to-face multi-disciplinary team (MDT) clinic, monthly virtual clinic, and twice monthly MDT as well as in-patient reviews as required. While this is a clinical post, there are ample opportunities to participate and develop interests in teaching and academic work in this large University Hospitals Trust.

1.PRINCIPAL

ACTIVITIES:

The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations.

Clinical

It is preferable that the post-holder will have sub-specialist expertise in neurology or neuromuscular medicine, as shown by previous experience in doing specialist clinics and working within a subspecialty multidisciplinary team. The post holder will also have knowledge of the management of mitochondrial disorders.

The Consultant will provide holistic support to patients with mitochondrial disease and work within a multi-disciplinary team. The post-holder will be expected to support more junior members of the team and other allied health professionals.

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

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.

The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations.

Teaching/Research

OUHFT is a teaching hospital trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior medics and nurses, and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. Research experience in neuromuscular diseases and/or genetic disorders will be welcome and be supporting evidence of a sub-specialist interest in this field.

While this is a clinical post, contribution to academic work will be encouraged.

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.

Personal and Professional…