Job summary
- Main area
- Craniofacial
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 321-NOTSScAN-8026383-MT04
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £67,325 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Craniofacial Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
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.
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.
For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values/default.aspx
Job overview
Craniofacial Fellow
Grade: Registrar
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Supervising Consultant : Mr D Johnson, Mr G Thomas, Miss R Ching & Mr J Jones
Base Hospital : John Radcliffe Hospital
GMC requirement : Full registration and licence to practise
Fixed term for 12 months
Main duties of the job
Aims and responsibilities:
To gain competency in managing patients with complex craniofacial anomalies. The craniofacial fellow will present craniofacial patients on the ward round and have an up-to-date working knowledge of the condition of all patients. The fellow will prepare and present cases for the radiology multidisciplinary. It is the fellow’s responsibility to ensure that all patients are prepared and clinical investigations obtained in preparation for theatre. They will ensure that all medical records are kept up to-date for inpatients. The fellow will coordinate care between the various multidisciplinary team members. The fellow will complete all craniofacial discharge summaries.
Clinical:
Involvement in the daily management of all craniofacial patients and attendance at outpatient clinics and multi-disciplinary team meetings. The fellow will coordinate and contribute to the training of junior doctors within the craniofacial team. Attendance at all operating lists with training to develop surgical competency in craniofacial surgery.
Working for our organisation
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. 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.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Proposed weekly timetable:
Monday AM: ward round - PM: Theatre
Tuesday AM: ward round, MDT Craniofacial clinic - PM: MDT clinic twice monthly
Wednesday AM: ward round, MDT Radiology meeting - PM: Outpatient clinic (craniofacial / facial palsy)
Thursday AM: Ward round, Theatre - PM: Theatre
Friday AM: ward round, craniofacial clinic / monthly CMFOS clinic - PM: research
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- General training in Plastic Surgery/OMFS to ST3 level or equivalent. Exposure to craniofacial surgery.
- 3 years surgical training
- Ability to make independent decisions, supported by consultant staff
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- Primary medical degree
- MRCS or equivalent
Behavioural Skills
Essential criteria
- Professional conduct
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Sufficient leadership, organisational communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of clinical fellow in a large teaching hospital
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jennifer Jones
- Job title
- Craniofacial Service Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 231084
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