Consultant in Paediatric Surgery-SEC

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 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 its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

A whole time post as consultant in paediatric surgery with on call paediatric surgery and urology commitments is available now at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. This is a substantive Consultant post. The base site for the successful candidate will be The John Radcliffe Hospital (JR). The JR provides acute medical and surgical services including trauma, intensive care and cardiothoracic services. It is the largest of the Trust's hospitals and includes Children's Hospital, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre, West Wing and the Women's Centre.

Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital, and are invited to contact Mr. Merrill McHoney, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and lead for paediatric surgery; or Mr. Alex Lee, Clinical Director of Children's Services. Tel: .

Main duties of the job

The post-holder's duties will primarily be at the Surgical Elective Centre and the West Wing at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, but it is a condition of the appointment that they be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations.

The post-holder will contribute to the provision of tertiary level paediatric surgical care and, as part of the acute rota (1:7.5), provide acute general and neonatal surgery. They will work closely with other members of the paediatric surgery and urology teams, including clinical nurse specialists, to deliver high level care for children and families from the region and beyond. The post-holder will have clinical support from trainees, trust doctors and foundation doctors in delivering this care.

The post-holder will need to travel to different sites - e.g. Horton Hospital, Chipping Norton and Northampton Hospital - within our ODN for theatre sessions and clinics. Appropriate travel time will be permitted.

Working for our organisation

The trust provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of care we offer and underpin the highest standards of professionalism. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical care will involve providing tertiary paediatric surgical care and managing complex gastrointestinal surgery, including laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures. The post-holder will participate in teaching, training and research programmes for clinical students, junior doctors and in clinical examinations as part of everyday clinical activity. Clinical governance activities - audit, effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement - will be undertaken as required by the Trust and external accrediting bodies.

The post-holder will be expected to keep up to date with the relevant area of practice, undertake study leave if required and maintain professional administrative and time management skills.

Person specification

• Full UK GMC Registration with License to Practice
• Accreditation in Paediatric Surgery and on specialist register or within 6 months of the AAC
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date within 6 months of interview) or CESR (within 6 months of interview date)
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Paediatric Surgery
• Experience of complex gastrointestinal surgery
• Competency to perform key paediatric surgical open operations, experience in laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and manage complex clinical problems
• Excellent leadership skills; evidence of leading a clinical team in a teaching hospital
• Effective administrative and time management skills
• Able to adapt to changing circumstances and cope effectively with pressure
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
• Higher medical degree (DM, DPhil, PhD)
• Advanced paediatric laparoscopic skills
• Experience of transitional care implementation in adolescent paediatric surgery interface
• Evidence of development of neonatal and paediatric surgical protocols
• Contribution to protocol development in paediatric surgery, either published or evidenced in local hospital or public domain
• Education qualification or training

COVID 19

The COVID 19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients. Whilst it is not a condition of employment, we encourage staff to get vaccinated and will be checking vaccination status of new starters.

Candidate contact

Mr. Merrill McHoney, Paediatric Surgeon and lead for Paediatric surgery - Email: - Tel:

Mr. Alex Lee, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Clinical Director of Children's Services - Email: - Tel: