Senior Clinical Fellow - Clinical Nutrition

Job summary
One advanced Clinical Nutrition full-time fully funded Fellowship is available at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This newly available post will offer advanced training in nutrition as well as additional specialist IBD and coeliac disease experience. This will provide a great opportunity for an out-of-programme experience (OOPE) or training (OOPT) for UK trainees looking to develop expertise in these areas, or for international candidates, and could be a springboard into research within the department.

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the Gastroenterology out-of-hours cover rota, and to weekday emergency endoscopy and ward referral weeks at <=1:12 frequency. The latter provides an opportunity to enhance endoscopic management of upper GI bleed and provide supported consultations for inpatients. As with all 6 Senior Clinical Fellows in Oxford, the endoscopy sessions are flexible and may need to be worked on a Saturday. It is important to note that there is no General (Internal) Medicine commitment in this post.

About us
Clinical activity will be under the supervision of Dr Emma Culver (Fellowship Programme Director) and Dr Philip Allan (Clinical Nutrition Lead) and nominated Consultant colleagues. Clinical Nutrition is one of the strengths of the department, with a combination of clinical and basic science expertise whose integration is a singular feature of our translational unit. We serve a home parenteral nutrition (HPN) cohort of 67 patients, have over 30 Type 2 IF patients, and we have undertaken 58 intestinal transplants in 56 patients with a number of patients on the waiting list. Current research projects available include non- invasive assessment of IF associated liver disease (IFALD), PEG outcomes in Head and Neck cancer patients, and looking at factors that affect intestinal transplant outcomes. The Nutrition and Intestinal failure teams include 5 specialist nurses, 2 specialist pharmacists, 4 members of the vascular access team, and 3 dieticians, who are all closely integrated with the unit across the John Radcliffe and Churchill sites.

Details
Date posted: 07 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £76,582 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 321-SUWON-MS-8168825-S6
Job locations: John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, OXFORD, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the Hepatology and Gastroenterology out-of-hours cover rota, and to weekday emergency endoscopy and ward referral weeks at 1:12 frequency. The latter provides an opportunity to enhance management of hepatology inpatient referrals, and endoscopic management of variceal haemorrhage.

One of the significant strengths of our department are the multiple opportunities to attend clinical and research meetings throughout the week. Clinical meetings include luminal histopathology, luminal radiology, plus clinical multidisciplinary meetings including the intestinal transplant and intestinal failure MDTs, and the IBD MDT. Uniquely our department also has a weekly academic afternoon with a range of clinical and research focused learning opportunities, in addition to which there is a weekly journal club. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to departmental research through the management of gastroenterology and nutrition clinical trials and other projects or audit, under appropriate guidance. It would suit someone wishing to develop Clinical Nutrition and IBD subspecialist expertise beyond that acquired through general gastroenterology training before a consultant post. The Unit is well recognized for its international diversity and the posts attract the best trainees from many areas of the world.

Person Specification
GMC
Essential

• Full registration with GMC

Qualifications/Training
Essential

• MRCP or equivalent
• Completion of General Professional Training and 3 years (or equivalent) as Registrar in Gastroenterology

Desirable

• Higher degree

Experience
Essential

• Trained in clinical gastroenterology, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (>500) and colonoscopy (>200)
• 3 years as Registrar in Gastroenterology
• Research experience
• Able to make independent management decisions, supported by consultant staff

Desirable

• Recent publications in the field of endoscopy or gastroenterology.
• Good Clinical Practice certificate for clinical trials

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of a senior clinical fellow (Senior Registrar equivalent) in a large teaching hospital.
• Good personal and interpersonal skills. Excellent spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Experience of clinical audit
• First author publications and presentation at international meetings (DDW, ECCO, UEGW or equivalent)

Desirable

• Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for modernisation.
• Willingness to commit to at least 12 months' in the post
• Computing skills: ability to use word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser.
• Management training and experience

Other Requirements
Essential

• First author publications and presentation at international meetings (DDW, UEGW or equivalent)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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, Headington, OXFORD, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Hepatologist Emma Culver emma.culver@ouh.nhs.uk

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.