Consultant Occupational Health Physician

Consultant Occupational Health Physician

Main area Occupational Health Grade. NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent. Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Monday to Friday 8 m - 4:30 pm). Job ref 321-MS-CON S5.

Site: Centre for Occupational Health and Wellbeing, Town Oxford. Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum. Closing 20/11/:59.

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Applications are invited for a full time (10 PA) Consultant Occupational Physician post in the Centre for Occupational Health and Wellbeing based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU. Part time applicants will also be considered. The successful candidate will join our SEQOHS accredited, multidisciplinary Occupational Health team. We are looking for an initiative taking collaborator to help further develop this excellent clinical service, maximizing its potential for the future.

Applicants need to have full GMC registration, be on the specialist register or within 6 months of the anticipated award of CCT/CESR or already in possession of CCT/CESR in occupational medicine at time of closing date.

Main duties of the job

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. (Same content as above.)

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.

Oxford University Hospital promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person specification

• Primary medical qualification MFOM/ FFOM (or equivalent)
• GMC Registration as an Occupational Health Specialist holding a current full licence to practice. If in training, to be eligible for entry onto the GMC Specialist Register within 6 months from the date of the AAC.
• Evidence of experience in Occupational Medicine in both NHS (or equivalent healthcare) and non NHS organisations.
• Evidence of ability to practice independently and manage complex cases including case conferences.
• Evidence of leadership/project management.
• Evidence of effective administrative and time management skills.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork. Appointed doctor status.
• Excellent spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities.
• Evidence of engagement in critical appraisal, journal clubs, contribution to published articles.

COVID 19: The COVID 19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID 19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated, helpful advice and information is available on the Oxfordshire County Council Website.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

Please read the attached job description and person specification. Your application will be judged against these criteria.

All candidates will be contacted with an update on the application. The majority of correspondence will be via the e recruitment system, so check your emails regularly including junk mail folders.

Employer certification / accreditation badges: 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 a submission to Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.