Neurovascular Fellow in Neurosurgery

Job overview

TITLE OF POST: Neurovascular Fellow in Neurosurgery

GRADE: Senior Clinical Fellow – MT05

SPECIALTY: Neurosurgery

SUPERVISING CONSULTANT: Mr J Patel & Mr S Matloob

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Full time

BASE HOSPITAL: West Wing, John Radcliffe

WORK PATTERN: To be agreed with supervising  consultant

AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 48 hours. Two tier ROTA, on second tier.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: FRCS, preferably FRCS (SN) or  equivalent

GMC REQUIREMENT: Full registration

This is not an approved training post.

Post to commence on 4th August 2026

Main duties of the job

To provide 16 - 32hrs 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide further sub-specialisation experience in Neurovascular Neurosurgery.

To provide 16 - 32hrs 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.

On-call commitment - two tier ROTA, on second tier.4

Specialty

Initiated by Sir Hugh Cairns in 1938, 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.