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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.

Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk

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Contact

Address: Oxford Univ Hosps NHS Foundation Trust; OUHC HR Department,; 3rd Floor Unipart House Business Centre; Garsington Road; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX4 2PG
Contact Number: 01865 741186

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Ref: 321-MS-CON-8150571 Vacancy ID: 8150571

Consultant in Clinical Genetics (Mitochondrial)

Accepting applications until: 25-Aug-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 25-Aug-2026 23:59

Location

Gwefan: The Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine (OxGEM)
Cyfeiriad: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road
Tref: Oxford
Cod post: OX3 9DU
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Part time - 5 sessions per week

Salary

Cyflog: £113,565 - £150,569 Pro Rata
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Consultant)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Clinical Genetics

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

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations.

Clinical

It is preferable that the post-holder will have sub-specialist expertise in neurology or neuromuscular medicine, as shown by previous experience in doing specialist clinics and working within a subspecialty multidisciplinary team. The post holder will also have knowledge of the management of mitochondrial disorders.

The Consultant will provide holistic support to patients with mitochondrial disease and work within a multi-disciplinary team. The post-holder will be expected to support more junior members of the team and other allied health professionals.

Teaching/Research

OUHFT is a teaching hospital trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior medics and nurses, and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. Research experience in neuromuscular diseases and/or genetic disorders will be welcome and be supporting evidence of a sub-specialist interest in this field. While this is a clinical post, contribution to academic work will be encouraged.

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.

Personal and Professional Development

The post-holder will be required to keep him-/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice, and will have to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. 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 study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs. The Trust is committed to supporting the appointee for the continued process of revalidation.

Management

The post-holder will share the role of service clinical lead with Dr Victoria Nesbitt. 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 the clinical duties associated with the care of their patients, and the running of their clinical service under the direction of the lead clinician and other medical consultants. Administrative support and facilities for the post holder is provided in the form of office space, and the band 4 and band 3 secretarial support the department receives.

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

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Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

All candidates will be contacted with an update on the application. The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system, therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Meini prawf hanfodol

MRCP(UK) or equivalent
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following a) Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) -the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview b) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CSER)
GMC registration

Meini prawf dymunol

Higher medical degree (MD or PhD) or equivalent

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Training to specialist level or equivalent
High level of competence in management of complex genetic cases
Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems

Meini prawf dymunol

Development of a specialist interest within clinical genetics
Experience of providing genetics service at consultant level

Skills and Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol

Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant
Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management
Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Interest in research