Job summary

The John Radcliffe Trauma Unit provides care for injured patients, from their reception through to discharge.Approximately 3,500 patients are admitted each year to the Trauma wards, under the care of the Trauma Service. Operations are performed on approximately 3,000 of these inpatients. 48 inpatient adult beds are available to the Trauma Service, with additional beds in the children's surgical ward and the intensive care unit. Patients with multiple injuries are frequently transferred from other hospitals for specialised care. A total of 23,000 patients are seen in the fracture clinics every year.

Due to a significant number of elderly proximal femur fracture patients, the Trauma Team works closely with the Ortho-geriatrician Team. This provides a great opportunity for the post holder to obtain a diverse skill mix with emphasis of management of acute and subacute medical conditions, in addition to generic surgical and orthopaedic skills. It is expected the post will attract individuals with a wide variety of specialist interests, such as: Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, and Radiology.

Main duties of the job

DUTIES OF THE POST

Principal Responsibilities:

Junior grade doctors are responsible for the day to day care of patients.

In particular Trauma Service junior doctors are responsible for:

- Routine care of all patients on the Trauma Service.

- Specific responsibility for the assessment, care and theatre preparation for all emergency admissions when on-call.

- Audit data collection, prescribing and immediate discharge communication for all patients on the Trauma Service.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation 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 and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General 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.

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.

Details

Date posted

10 November 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£47,610 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

8 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-NOTSSCaN-8224320-MT02

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Description of Working Pattern & The rota

There are 9 junior doctors working a full shift rota.

Junior Doctors are rostered to work with the Trauma Consultant of the week Team, the Orthogeriatric Team, on-call, ward afternoon/evening cover, Nights or float week.

c) Teaching

Instruction of medical undergraduates is actively encouraged.

d) Administration/Management

Maintenance of patients records, audit data collection, standard patient data management. Bluespier database patient management.

Job description Job responsibilities Description of Working Pattern & The rota There are 9 junior doctors working a full shift rota. Junior Doctors are rostered to work with the Trauma Consultant of the week Team, the Orthogeriatric Team, on-call, ward afternoon/evening cover, Nights or float week. c) Teaching Instruction of medical undergraduates is actively encouraged. d) Administration/Management Maintenance of patients records, audit data collection, standard patient data management. Bluespier database patient management.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post internship/FY1
• GMC registration

Experience

Essential

• 12 months postgraduate experience

Skills & knowledge

Essential

• Sound core General Medical & Surgical Knowledge
• Communication skills
• Organisation
• Team Working
• Computer Literate

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Post internship/FY1 GMC registration Experience Essential 12 months postgraduate experience Skills & knowledge Essential Sound core General Medical & Surgical Knowledge Communication skills Organisation Team Working Computer Literate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)