Orthopaedic Oncology Consultant

The following are the main duties and responsibilities associated with the post: Delivery of clinical care of a high standard and to undertake any reasonable clinical responsibility appropriate to the post Management of the service, including supporting and leading junior staff, and working with theatre schedulers and other staff to ensure lists and clinics are safe and planned The successful candidate will have access to a computer and shared office space with another Consultant/Senior Manager. Secretarial and clerical support to provide diary management, telephone enquiries/theatre scheduling is shared amongst the consultant body with a designated secretary and scheduler for each consultant. Attendance at MDT and service meetings. Taking an active and engaged role in departmental responsibilities as allocated by agreement, including cover for annual leave and other absences as appropriate. Engage fully in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit.

The Oxford Sarcoma Service is involved in many innovative initiatives to enhance the provision of surgery for both bone and soft tissue sarcoma whilst continuing to work closely with academic colleagues to build the evidence base for surgical procedures. We are looking for an applicant who is a team player and has relevant experience in both the management of sarcoma, including experience in using multidisciplinary team working and in undertaking complex reconstructive surgery to the hip, pelvis, knee and other site-specific areas as required. This is an excellent opportunity to join a first-class team in an active and progressive university hospital environment. The service is closely aligned with the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences at the University of Oxford, with many opportunities for collaboration. You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold a full License to Practice and be on the specialist register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.,

• Full GMC Registration and license to practice
• CCT in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery OR on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery OR within six months of achieving CCT at time of interview
• FRCS (Tr&Orth) or equivalent
• General training in Orthopaedic including hip and knee surgery
• 12 months Fellowship in sarcoma
• Experience in the treatment of bone and soft tissue sarcoma and surgery of the hip / pelvis.
Desirable criteria
• Higher degree or Diploma and research experience relevant to the field of surgical oncology, General training in Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery to specialist level or equivalent
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
• Previous experience of consultant experience in Hip and Knee Surgery
• Experience of consultant responsibilities in a recognised Sarcoma unit.
• Specialist expertise in pelvic tumour resection and reconstruction at consultant level, Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management. Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS.
• Evidence of involvement in clinical management and participation in Clinical Governance
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork within a multidisciplinary team.
• Basic IT skills
• Good written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees and of routine clinical audit.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Desirable criteria
• Leadership training
• Evidence of experience with electronic patient record and database administration and management
• Evidence of recent 360 degree appraisal
• Experience as tutor/clinical supervisor to students/junior medical staff
• Teaching qualification
• Evidence of recent audit activity
• Evidence of investigating patient safety incidents.
• Peer reviewed publications
• Research grants
• Presentation at National / International meetings., Access to transport
Desirable criteria
• Full driving licence, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  The Oxford University Hospitals NHS 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.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton 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. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families., 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 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. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.