Job overview Applicates are invited to apply for:Neurovascular Fellow in Neurosurgery month fixed term contract To commence on th August Main duties of the job To provide - hrs of general neurosurgery on-call cover per week.To work with the neurovascular neurosurgeons based at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
Access to weekly full day elective operating lists (whilst present on the rota) plus emergency operating.
A full shift rota is currently in place with allocated study leave and rest periods.
Weekly Timetable ; to be agreed with supervising consultant Training opportunities in the angio suite are possible and these will be discussed with the successful applicant.
Working for our organisation The Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is one of the largest teaching trusts in the country, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.The Trust works in close co-operation with the University of Oxford, and is a leading centre for research programmes in cancer, neurosciences, diabetes, genetics and many other fields.
The Trust, jointly with the University of Oxford, was recently awarded biomedical research centre status, by the Department of Health, making it one of the five pre-eminent centres in the country for translational medical research.
It has also been awarded with the Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) status.
SpecialtyInitiated by Sir Hugh Cairns in , the Oxford Regional Neurosurgery Unit has developed to offer a fully comprehensive service.Modern theatres, two dedicated wards, ITU facilities and Paediatric beds enable the department to look after both Paediatric and adult patient with all types of neurosurgical problem.In addition to intracranial vascular and tumour surgery, there is expertise in the fields of functional surgery, epilepsy, pituitary surgery and skull base surgery.
There is a great interest in all types of spinal disorders, including those of rheumatoid disease of the neck, and spinal tumours.