Paediatric Spinal Consultant

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our internationally acclaimed Spinal Surgery Team at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The service is undergoing a significant transformation with an expanding workforce, increased theatre capacity and the acquisition of extensive enabling technologies to serve our patients’ needs in keeping with our Trust values:
Delivering Compassion and Excellence together with Respect, Learning and Improvement.

We are looking for two full‑time Consultant Spinal Surgeons – one with an interest in Adult tumour surgery and one with an interest in complex Paediatric deformity.

The successful applicants will work in a team of 12 spinal consultants, including academic, regional and neurosurgical colleagues. The posts focus on the provision of surgery for complex spinal patients, with an element of adult elective degenerative and emergency spinal surgery for the population of the Thames Valley region. This will involve inpatient and day‑case surgery, outpatient clinics and a 1 in 10 on‑call commitment as part of a 24/7 on‑call service.

Applicants should have subspecialty fellowship‑level training; consultant experience is desirable but not essential.

The role involves inpatient and day‑case surgery, outpatient clinics, and on‑call duties. A demonstrable interest in research and service quality improvement will be of particular interest to the department.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and serving as a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, 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 it focuses on 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.

We promote 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.

The successful applicant will work in an integrated team of 12 consultants, including academic, regional and neurosurgical colleagues. The post will focus on the provision of surgery for paediatric deformity but also have a large element in the provision of adult elective and emergency spinal surgery for the population of the Thames Valley region. This will involve inpatient and day‑case surgery, outpatient clinics and currently a 1 in 10 on‑call commitment as part of a 24/7 on‑call service.

A candidate with a demonstrable interest in research and service quality improvement will be of particular interest to the department.

Essential

• FRCS (orthopaedics) or its equivalent
• Entry on Specialist Register, or within six months of entry
• Completion of appropriate training in spinal surgery
• GMC Registration

Desirable

• Higher medical or associated degree
• Further training in microsurgical techniques
• 2‑year spinal fellowship

Essential

• Broad experience of spinal surgery
• Experience with complex Paediatric spinal surgery with demonstrable special interest and experience in early‑onset scoliosis
• Competence in offering expert clinical opinion on the range of spinal problems
• Experience of spinal trauma and on‑call
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems

Desirable

• Early‑onset scoliosis experience
• Consultant‑level experience of more than 5 years

Essential

• Excellent leadership skills
• Peer‑reviewed publications
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities

Desirable

• Education qualification