Trust Grade Registrar Acute Medicine

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Harlow is seeking a Trust Grade Registrar in Acute Medicine. The role involves coordinating patient care, supervising junior staff, and ensuring effective discharge processes. Candidates must have a GMC Specialist Register and demonstrate strong skills in patient care and team collaboration. This position offers an opportunity to work in a supportive environment focusing on quality medical services.

Qualifications

• GMC Specialist Register required.
• Interest that improves core clinical service.
• Experience necessary in acute medicine.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate high quality person-centred care.
• Supervise junior medical staff and delegate duties.
• Ensure appropriate patient discharge and continuity of care.
• Build relationships with multidisciplinary team.
• Drive innovations for ageing population challenges.

Skills

Experience of literature appraisal and report writing

Participation in relevant national audits

Education

GMC Specialist Register

Job description

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is advertising for a Trust Grade Registrar Acute Medicine. The closing date is 08 October 2025.

Overview

The successful candidate will work at Princess Alexandra Hospital, within the Acute Medicine Department which is part of the Urgent & Emergency Care division. The Acute Medicine Department has recently undergone a number of changes. Currently we staff a 28 bedded Adult Assessment Unit which aims to have a length of stay of less than 24 hours. Working in partnership with this area is a 28 bedded Medical Short Stay Ward (Charnley Ward) which provides care for patients with a 72 hour short-stay in hospital. We are also responsible for a dedicated Same Day Emergency Care Unit co-located to the Emergency Department.

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\'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

Job responsibilities

• Running the medical take as required, however not part of on-call rota
• Care of the patients in Acute Medicine Units on weekdays and weekends
• Attending to patients in our Same Day Emergency Care Unit which independently sees between 50 and 60 patients per day
• Supervision of junior medical staff and undertaking regular teachings

Duties and responsibilities

• To co-ordinate high quality person-centred care of the patients on the ward, ensuring that all patients admitted have a diagnosis and treatment plan, and receive a daily medical review. To participate in outpatient clinics where required.
• To provide medical leadership on the ward by supporting and supervising more junior staff and delegating duties appropriately.
• To ensure the appropriate discharge of patients, including providing timely paperwork to the General Practitioner ensuring a continuation of care following discharge.
• To build and maintain excellent relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team, working with them and communicating effectively to deliver high quality patient care.
• To engage fully in development of services, driving forward innovations to meet the anticipated future challenges of the ageing population.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• GMC Specialist Register
• An interest that improves the core clinical service for

Skills and Knowledge

• Experience of literature appraisal and report writing
• Participation in relevant national audits

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.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust