Consultant Spinal Surgeons

Overview

An exciting opportunity to join the internationally acclaimed Spinal Surgery Team at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The service is expanding with increased theatre capacity and enabling technologies to serve our patients in line with our Trust values.

• Two full-time Consultant Spinal Surgeons (one with an interest in Adult tumour surgery and one with an interest in complex Paediatric deformity).

• Provide surgery for complex spinal patients, with a focus on paediatric deformity and a substantial element of adult elective degenerative and emergency spinal surgery for the Thames Valley region.
• Inpatient and day case surgery, outpatient clinics, and participation in a 24/7 on-call service (1 in 10 or 1 in 12 on call as applicable).
• Work as part of an integrated team of consultants (academic, regional, and neurosurgical colleagues).
• Contribute to research and service quality improvement within the department.

• Subspecialty fellowship level training.
• Consultant experience would be desirable but not essential.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals:
John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values define the quality of clinical care and professional relationships we offer. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, focusing on compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. We promote a safe, respectful hiring environment and endorse zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour, as part of NHS England s sexual safety charter signed in 2023. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified people and uphold equal opportunities.