Location
Salary
£76,582 Per Annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
28 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (N/a)
Posted Date
14 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

10 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Experience in chest drains, sternotomy, thoracotomy, conduit harvest and surgical assisting

  • Skills

    Sufficient leadership, organisational, and professional skills to undertake effectively this role

  • Skills

    Good interpersonal skills and experience of collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues

  • Skills

    Sufficient spoken and written English to effectively discuss referrals over the telephone and in person

  • Experience

    Evidence of achievement of ST2 competencies relevant to cardiothoracic surgery.

  • Experience

    Experience sufficient to competently assist in cardiothoracic operations

  • Experience

    Experience sufficient to manage emergency cardiothoracic referrals

  • Qualifications

    GMC Full Licence to Practice

  • Qualifications

    MRCS or equivalent qualification

  • Qualifications

    Completion of Core Surgical Training or equivalent

Desirable

7 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and how care is delivered within it

  • Skills

    Computing skills: ability to use electronic patient records

  • Skills

    Validated logbook demonstrating general surgical, cardiac or thoracic experience

  • Experience

    CALS qualification

  • Experience

    Experience of managing/ performing emergency

  • Experience

    performing emergency sternal reopening

  • Qualifications

    6 months training at registrar level in cardiothoracic surgery

Job overview

A full-time post as Specialist Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery for 1 year, extendable to a maximum of 2 years is available at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. The Cardiothoracic unit provides a service which covers all aspects of adult Cardiothoracic Surgery (on- and off-pump CABG, aortic and mitral valve surgery, aortic aneurysm surgery, extended lung resection, VATS, endobronchial stents and thymectomies), excluding transplantation. The department requires participation in clinical research, audit and teaching. This post is not approved for training and does not carry an NTN and would be most suitable for someone early in their training and wishing to gain further experience in Cardiac and/or Thoracic Surgery

Main duties of the job

The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital although occasional contribution to clinics and inpatient care may be required at the Churchill hospital.

The post-holder will participate in the service’s inpatient and outpatient activities i.e. experience in operating theatre, regular MDTs and outpatient clinics and postoperative rounds. The post-holder will be expected to participate in the in-service training and teaching; training agreements will be made at the beginning of the appointment.

The post-holder will participate in the full-shift cardiothoracic registrar on-call rota (currently 1:8 resident on-call), dealing with all cardiothoracic referrals and covering the Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit on a full shift rota.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

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This advert is for Trust Specialist Registrar with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Cardiothoracic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £76,582 Per Annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (N/a). The application deadline is 28 Sep 2026.

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