Trust Grade Doctor (ST1-2 equivalent) in Acute Medicine

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAH) for a Trust grade doctor to join the Acute Medicine team.

This post will provide you with excellent experience of acute & general medicine in a busy setting with daily Consultant supervision. This role is particularly ideal as a stepping stone to gain practical experience prior to applying for training rotations such as ACCS or IMT.

The Acute department is located over three new areas within the hospital setting, including our new purpose-built Adult Assessment Unit (AAU), our new Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC) and our Short Stay Unit.

Main duties of the job

You will rotate through all areas of acute medicine, and your working pattern will include on-call shifts. The acute medicine service at Princess Alexandra currently provides a 27-bedded medical assessment unit, 28-bedded short stay unit and our Same Day Emergency Care Unit which sees approximately 70 patients per day.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

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

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