Trust Grade Registrar (ST3+) in Geriatrics

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Trust Grade Registrar in Geriatrics. This role involves co-ordinating patient-centered care for geriatric patients, working within a multidisciplinary team, and improving service delivery. Candidates should have a primary medical degree and MRCP, as well as a strong interest in geriatric medicine.

Qualifications

• Holds full GMC registration at time of application.
• Experience in Geriatric Medicine or General Medicine at ST3+ level.
• 2 years of ST3+ equivalent experience in geriatric medicine.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate high quality person-centred care for patients.
• Deliver excellent patient care with the multidisciplinary team.
• Support service improvements according to population needs.

Skills

Patient-centred care

Service improvements

Education

MBBS or equivalent primary medical degree

Full MRCP

Valid ALS or equivalent

Job description

Go back The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Trust Grade Registrar (ST3+) in Geriatrics

The closing date is 09 July 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a Trust Specialty Registrar (ST3-5 equivalent) in Geriatric 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 Geriatric 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 Care of the Elderly Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine.

The post offers excellent experience in acute General and Care of the Elderly Medicine. 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 responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.

Person Specification

Registration

• Holds full GMC registration at time of application

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent primary medical degree
• Valid ALS or equivalent
• Full MRCP

Clinical Experience

• Broad knowledge and experience of working within NHS Geriatric Medicine or General Medicine at ST3+
• ST3+ equivalent experience in geriatric medicine of 2 years

Professional interest

• An interest which improves the core clinical service for patients requiring Geriatric Medicine care.

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

£61,825 a yearper annum plus £149 London fringe