Job overview OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTLOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY MEDICINEApplications are invited for the above post in the Department of Paediatrics at the Oxford Children's Hospital, Level , Oxford OX DU.This is a -month locum post for maternity cover.
The postholder will join as one of specialist paediatric respiratory consultants working within a multidisciplinary team that also includes specialist nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, a psychologist, a respiratory physiologist and other support staff.
We are a dynamic and committed team who together provide a comprehensive paediatric respiratory service for Oxfordshire, the Thames Valley and Northamptonshire.
The majority of the postholder's time will be spent at the Children's Hospital in Oxford.
One consultant also delivers a regular clinic at the Horton Hospital in Banbury.There will be a focus for the post holder on work related to the paediatric respiratory sleep service.
Main duties of the job The postholder's duties will be primarily atOxford Children's Hospital, but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations such as the Horton Hospital in Banbury.ClinicalThe postholder will provide, within a multi-disciplinary team including consultant colleagues, a comprehensive paediatric resipiratory service for children in the Thames Valley and Northamptonshire (approximate population million).
The services offered include: regional cystic fibrosis centre respiratory sleep service non-invasive respiratory support service (CPAP and BiPAP) long term ventilation via tracheostomycare of children with tracheostomies management of empyema and other respiratory infections management of asthma management of chronic lung disease investigation of respiratory problems respiratory support to the ITU, cleft service, craniofacial service, neuromuscular service, ENT service, oncology service, cardiology service.
Outreach cystic fibrosis clinics are provided -monthly at network clinics.
There are CF Transition clinics per year run jointly with the Adult CF Teams in Oxford and Frimley Park Hospital.
There are biannual PCD clinics run jointly with the Southampton Quaternary PCD service.The postholder will undertake clinic work and inpatient work, as well as taking an equal share in a in on call service for paediatric respiratory medicine.
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 Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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