# Trust Specialist Registrar > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trust-specialist-registrar/7e16aad0-514b-4c08-8fa9-a1cdac68b6a5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trust-specialist-registrar/7e16aad0-514b-4c08-8fa9-a1cdac68b6a5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** John Radcliffe Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Cardiothoracic Surgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £76,582 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (N/a) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-28T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T08:51:00.259Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Headington_Oxford/Oxford_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cardiothoracic_Surgery/Cardiothoracic_Surgery-v8159906 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8159906?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ouh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Experience in chest drains, sternotomy, thoracotomy, conduit harvest and surgical assisting - Sufficient leadership, organisational, and professional skills to undertake effectively this role - Good interpersonal skills and experience of collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues - Sufficient spoken and written English to effectively discuss referrals over the telephone and in person **Desirable** - Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and how care is delivered within it - Computing skills: ability to use electronic patient records - Validated logbook demonstrating general surgical, cardiac or thoracic experience ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of achievement of ST2 competencies relevant to cardiothoracic surgery. - Experience sufficient to competently assist in cardiothoracic operations - Experience sufficient to manage emergency cardiothoracic referrals **Desirable** - CALS qualification - Experience of managing/ performing emergency - performing emergency sternal reopening ### Qualifications **Essential** - GMC Full Licence to Practice - MRCS or equivalent qualification - Completion of Core Surgical Training or equivalent **Desirable** - 6 months training at registrar level in cardiothoracic surgery ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 664.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10610632) - [ps - trust spr in cardiothoracic surgery (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10460561) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.