The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

General Surgery Registrar

The closing date is 23 July 2025

Job summary

To assist in maintaining and developing the service locally; prepared to work as part of a team.

The General Surgery service provides inpatient ward care and the post holder will be expected to undertake weekly ward rounds on a rotational basis within the team.

There are also additional duties within the service and as such, the post holder will be expected to cover clinics, assist in theatre, to take part in audit activities and to be involved in teaching and training the General Surgery junior doctors.

The post will serve to provide advice and treatment to a variety of patients presenting with general surgery problems. The General Surgery service also provides an out of hours on call service; the post holder will participate in this on call EGS rota (Emergency General Surgery)

Main duties of the job

Primarily based at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow with visits to outpatient clinics at St Margaret's Hospital Epping and Herts and Essex Hospital Bishops Stortford. The Registrar will over-sea the management of the inpatients on a day to day basis accompanying the Consultant on ward rounds and partake in the on call rota.

The post holder will attend outpatient clinics with the Consultant and independently and assist with operating theatre lists and perform surgery under supervision of a Consultant.

When on-call the post holder is responsible for the supervision and care of all those patients requiring admission to one of the wards. They may also be required to give a general surgery opinion on other patients in the hospital.

In the absence of the Consultant the post holder will take charge of all of the cases under their care and will direct the treatment as required. They will communicate with one of the other Consultant General Surgeons for advice and support if required.

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

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

Depending on experience per annum plus £149 London fringe

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7322376-SCC

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM201QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCS or equivalent
  • Full registration and license to practice (or applied for)
  • Evidence of ST2/3 competencies in surgical specialties

Experience

Essential

  • Previous NHS experience

Desirable

  • Broad General Surgery experience
  • 2 years' experience post membership/fellowship

Skills

Essential

  • Able to perform simple emergency operations independently
  • Able to support and teach junior members of the team
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCS or equivalent
  • Full registration and license to practice (or applied for)
  • Evidence of ST2/3 competencies in surgical specialties

Experience

Essential

  • Previous NHS experience

Desirable

  • Broad General Surgery experience
  • 2 years' experience post membership/fellowship

Skills

Essential

  • Able to perform simple emergency operations independently
  • Able to support and teach junior members of the team

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).

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.

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

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM201QX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM201QX


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Anna Kitchener

anna.kitchener@nhs.net

01279827900

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

Depending on experience per annum plus £149 London fringe

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7322376-SCC

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM201QX


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