Consultant Paediatrician with Acute Paediatrics and Digital Innovation
The closing date is 19 June 2025
Job summary
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Consultant Paediatrician.
These are very exciting times for Princess Alexandra Hospital as the new building in the outskirts of Harlow is being designed. Our most recent 2019 CQC report have rated us as "Good" overall with "Outstanding" in the category of "Caring". Our GMC Training surveys have consistently ranked us in the Top 10 Trusts within the East of England for the last 5 years.
Our consultant body consists of 12 motivated and enthusiastic Paediatricians with multiple special interests. We take great pride in our Team-working ethos, and looking for a colleague to complement and enhance this aspect of our working lives.
Main duties of the job
The post holder, with other consultants will be expected to;
- Attend consultant meetings, the monthly Clinical Governance meetings and other meetings relevant to the service.
- Contribute to the recruitment of clinical staff.
- Contribute to the wider management aspects of the department, which include the future annual planning process, improving performance against local and national targets.
- Foster multidisciplinary team working.
- Develop good working relationships with specialist teams, support services and Primary Care colleagues.
- Be involved in the establishment of care pathways.
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.
Details
Date posted
05 June 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per Annum plus £149 London fringe
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-7205825-CHWS
Job locations
The Princess Alexandra Hospital
Hamstel Road
Harlow, Essex
CM20 1QX
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
The Princess Alexandra Hospital
Hamstel Road
Harlow, Essex
CM20 1QX
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


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