Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Trust Specialty Registrar (ST3-5 equivalent) in General medicine to join our active and growing team here at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. The successful candidate will be part of an enthusiastic and forward-thinking team, driving forward service improvements. The successful candidate should have an interest in General Medicine with relevant experience, and be registered and licensed with the General Medical Council.
This post provides an ideal opportunity to build on that experience. Although this is not a training post the post holder will be able to access education sessions and supervision within the hospital to support their professional development.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to co-ordinate high quality person-centred care for the patients on the ward, ensuring that all patients admitted have a diagnosis and treatment plan, and receive a daily medical review.
The post holder will work closely with the medical team and wider multidisciplinary clinical team to deliver excellent patient care and developments and improvements to service provision. Within the firm structure and as such is most suitable for a candidate with MRCP wishing to gain further experience at ST3-5 level in General (Internal) Medicine.
The post offers excellent experience in a General Medicine and Care of the Elderly Medicine as well as on calls. The post holder will work closely with the medical team and wider multidisciplinary clinical team in his/her area of work to deliver high quality patient care. The post holder will also support the consultant in driving forward service improvements according to the changing and increasing needs of the population.
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.
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
Registration
Essential
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register in geriatric medicine or eligibility for specialist registration in geriatric Medicine within 6 months from the time of the interview
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Valid ALS or equivalent
- MRCP
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad knowledge and experience of General and Geriatric Medicine and UK Acute Medicine and Ambulatory Care in UK Evidence of personal practice in all areas described by the RCP curriculum
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance Ability to demonstrate personal continuing personal development
- Experience of guideline appraisal
- Participation in relevant audits
- Ability to interpret and apply clinical research
Desirable
- Evidence of implementing relevant evidence based medicine
- Implementation of evidence based guidelines
- Participation in relevant national audits
- Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
Professional interest
Essential
- An interest which improves the core clinical service for patients requiring General & Geriatric Medicine care.
Personal Skills
Essential
- Caring, honest and reliable
- Able to foster good working relations with staff
- Excellent verbal and written skills in English
- Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register in geriatric medicine or eligibility for specialist registration in geriatric Medicine within 6 months from the time of the interview
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Valid ALS or equivalent
- MRCP
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad knowledge and experience of General and Geriatric Medicine and UK Acute Medicine and Ambulatory Care in UK Evidence of personal practice in all areas described by the RCP curriculum
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical governance Ability to demonstrate personal continuing personal development
- Experience of guideline appraisal
- Participation in relevant audits
- Ability to interpret and apply clinical research
Desirable
- Evidence of implementing relevant evidence based medicine
- Implementation of evidence based guidelines
- Participation in relevant national audits
- Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
Professional interest
Essential
- An interest which improves the core clinical service for patients requiring General & Geriatric Medicine care.
Personal Skills
Essential
- Caring, honest and reliable
- Able to foster good working relations with staff
- Excellent verbal and written skills in English
- Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment
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.
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.
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).
