Skull Base Fellow in Neurosurgery
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Job overview
TITLE OF POST: Skull Base Surgery Fellow in Neurosurgery
GRADE: Trust Doctor / Senior Clinical Fellow
SPECIALTY: Neurosurgery
REASON FOR VACANCY: Vacancy to fill
SUPERVISING CONSULTANT: Mr S Jeyaretna
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
Main duties of the job
To provide 16 - 32hrs of general neurosurgery on-call cover per week. Two tier ROTA, on second tier
To work with the Skull Base Surgery neurosurgeons based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Access to two full day elective operating lists per week (whilst present on the rota) plus emergency operating if relevant to training. A full shift rota is currently in place with allocated study leave and rest periods
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide 16 - 32hrs of general neurosurgery on-call cover per week. Two tier ROTA, on second tier
To work with the Skull Base Surgery neurosurgeons based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Access to two full day elective operating lists per week (whilst present on the rota) plus emergency operating if relevant to training. A full shift rota is currently in place with allocated study leave and rest periods
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.