Locum Consultant Anaesthetist -Orthopaedics and Int. Radiology

The post-holder's duties will be primarily based 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(JR), Churchill(CH), Horton Hospitals(HH) and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital (NOC).
Clinical
The focus of this post is the delivery of high-quality anaesthesia at The John Radcliffe and Nuffield Orthopaedics Centre theatre suites. In addition, there are flexible sessions in the posts allowing the post-holder to maintain an interest and skills in other areas of anaesthesia. Out of hours the post-holder will provide overnight non-resident on call for Stroke thrombectomy procedure at John Radcliffe Hospital . This may change in the future depending on the service needs.
See Job description for details., The focus of this post is the delivery of high-quality anaesthesia at The John Radcliffe and Nuffield Orthopaedics Centre theatre suites. In addition, there are flexible sessions in the posts allowing the post-holder to maintain an interest and skills in other areas of anaesthesia. Out of hours the post-holder will provide overnight non-resident on call for Stroke thrombectomy procedure at John Radcliffe Hospital . This may change in the future depending on the service needs.
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 Development
The post-holder will be required to keep fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust through Appraisal.
Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs.
Management
The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of his/her clinical service under the direction of the lead clinician and/or directorate chair.

The Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics is one of the largest departments in the country and is proud of its reputation for having a friendly, diverse and inclusive Anaesthetics team, supported by outstanding surgical colleagues. The department provides a comprehensive elective and emergency service for a wide range of surgical specialties., 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 of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.