Job overview
We are recruiting for a Deputy Guardian of Safe Medical Working Hours at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
As part of the implementation of the National Terms and Conditions of Service (T&Cs) for junior doctors, the OUH has an appointed Guardian of Safe Working Hours. This Deputy Guardian post ( PA) will provide additional support to the Guardian and Junior Doctors to ensure that issues of compliance with safe working hours are addressed, as they arise, with the doctor and/or Trust.
Main duties of the job
The Guardian will be a senior person, independent of the management structure within the Trust, responsible for protecting the safeguards outlined in the terms and conditions of service.
As a medical or dental practitioner, you will be a Consultant or an Associate Specialist and you will possess knowledge and understanding of the terms and conditions of doctors in training and of Working Time Regulations and safe working patterns and rotas/working patterns for doctors in training. In the role of the Deputy Guardian, you will remain independent from the line management arrangements to ensure you have the confidence of doctors in training and will work closely with the Guardian to provide accountability on the safe working of Junior Doctors to the Trust Board.
The successful applicant will have good leadership skills, inspiring others to achieve results and collaborate. The post will require you to be sensitive to conflicting information, be able to analyse situations and work with the Guardian to identify solutions. Good facilitation, interpersonal, and negotiation skills are also required.
Interviews are planned for th December .
For more information about this role or for an informal discussion please contact the Guardian of Safe Working Hours, Dr Robert Stuart on k
Working for our organisation
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 .