Two whole-time posts of Senior Clinical Fellow in Colorectal Surgery are available from April 2027 for 12 months, and a further two whole-time posts from October 2027, at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.Candidates are encouraged to visit the department and are invited to contact Mr Nick Symons, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Clinical Lead, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Churchill Hospital (
[email protected]). Any person who chooses to work less than full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with the Clinical Lead. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will be considered.
Elective & emergency colorectal surgery and related activity Clinical: The post holder’s duties will be primarily at the Churchill & John Radcliffe Hospitals and Horton General Hospitals Elective Activity. The Oxford Colorectal Unit has a reputation for the provision of high-quality care and excellent clinical outcomes across the spectrum of colorectal disease. Training opportunities exist in the following subspecialty areas. Colorectal and Anal Cancer. The Unit carries out over 200 resections per year for colorectal cancer, serving a population of 1.4 million. Laparoscopic resection is the mainstay of practice. Robotic surgery accounts for a growing proportion of minimally invasive resections, particularly for the management of rectal cancer. The Unit has particular expertise in the management of early rectal cancer including TEMS and TAMIS approaches. The Unit is the regional centre for the management of anal squamous cell cancers. The quality of our results is evident in the NBOCA audit. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Oxford has an international and historic reputation in the advancement of treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and the Colorectal Unit works closely with a large department of IBD gastroenterologists. The Unit attracts regional referrals for complex IBD, particularly patients with complex fistulating Crohns Disease. The department is an accredited centre for ileoanal pouches and is one of the national referral centres for intestinal failure.
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a world renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK.
The Trust is made up of four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children’s Hospital, West Wing, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre and Women’s Centre), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, north Oxfordshire.
We provide a wide range of clinical services, specialist services (including cardiac, cancer, musculo-skeletal and neurological rehabilitation) medical education, training and research.
Most services are provided in our hospitals, but over six percent are delivered from 44 other loca-tions across the region, and some in patients’ homes.
We employ nearly 12,600 staff (including 4,154 nurses and midwives and 2,024 doctors) and our total turnover in 2016/17 was £1 billion.
Our collaboration with the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University underpins the qual-ity of the care that is provided to patients, from the delivery of high-quality research, bringing in-novation from the laboratory bench to the bedside, to the delivery of high-quality education and training of doctors.
Clinical: The post holder’s duties will be primarily at the Churchill & John Radcliffe Hospitals and Horton General Hospitals Elective Activity. The Oxford Colorectal Unit has a reputation for the provision of high-quality care and excellent clinical outcomes across the spectrum of colorectal disease. Training opportunities exist in the following subspecialty areas. Colorectal and Anal Cancer. The Unit carries out over 200 resections per year for colorectal cancer, serving a population of 1.4 million. Laparoscopic resection is the mainstay of practice. Robotic surgery accounts for a growing proportion of minimally invasive resections, particularly for the management of rectal cancer. The Unit has particular expertise in the management of early rectal cancer including TEMS and TAMIS approaches. The Unit is the regional centre for the management of anal squamous cell cancers. The quality of our results is evident in the NBOCA audit. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Oxford has an international and historic reputation in the advancement of treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and the Colorectal Unit works closely with a large department of IBD gastroenterologists. The Unit attracts regional referrals for complex IBD, particularly patients with complex fistulating Crohns Disease. The department is an accredited centre for ileoanal
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Pelvic Floor.
The Unit has nationally recognised expertise in the management of complex Pelvic Floor disorders. This fellowship will allow for participation in specialist pelvic floor outpatient clinics, the pelvic floor MDT and provide training in anorectal physiology, endo-anal sonography, and SNS implantation.
Anorectal Disorders.
There is a high volume day care unit wherein patients with anorectal disorders are treated at the Horton General Hospital.
Advanced Gynaecological Malignancy.
The Colorectal unit supports the Gynaecology Oncology Department in multi-visceral resection for advanced gynaecological malignancies with a weekly operating list.
Endoscopy.
OUH runs 8 endoscopy rooms per day across two sites. Fellows are encouraged to develop their endoscopy skills and participate in colonoscopy lists. There is a dedicated surgical endoscopy training list. There are opportunities for those with JAG accreditation to perform independent lists.
Endometriosis
The Unit supports the benign gynaecologists in the management of colorectal endometriosis with regular joint operating lists and a regular MDT.
Out of Hours/ Emergency Commitment.
Elective :
There is a commitment to provide weekend care for colorectal inpatients at the Churchill Hospital, 0800-1200 on Saturday and Sunday on a 1 in 8 rota.
Emergency:
Commitment to the Surgical Emergency Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital on a 1 in
30 weeks; consisting of 1 set of 4 nights, 1 set of 3 nights, 1 set of 4 days, 1 set of 3 days in a 30 week period.
Teaching/research:
Association with the University of Oxford brings world class academic facilities to the Oxford hospitals. Both the Churchill and John Radcliffe sites are combined NHS-University sites with many research departments performing integrated research alongside clinical teams.
Colorectal Fellows will participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and on occasion helping in clinical examinations.
There is an expectation each fellow will:
- Embrace the opportunity to support the research activities of thedepartment
- Participate in the Unit’s research meetings
- Attend the academic presentations of the Nuffield school of surgery
- Complete an academic research project during their time in Oxford.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, Health Authorities, and external accrediting bodies.
Personal and Professional Development
The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust.
Statutory and Mandatory Training delivered by the Trust must be completed promptly on appointment.
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 personal development needs.
Professional/Study Leave will not be considered unless all Statutory and Mandatory training is complete.
The Trust currently makes a financial contribution in support of Study Leave up to an agreed limit.
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 promptly and with diligence the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of his/her clinical work under the direction of the Clinical Director.
Administrative Responsibilities
The post-holder will undertake the administrative duties associated with the clinical duties outlined above.
So far as is consistent is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties the post-holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.
The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for the continuity of patient care.
