Job summary
- Main area
- Family and Womens
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 292-7205825-CHWS
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow, Essex
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum plus £149 London fringe
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Paediatrician with Acute Paediatrics and Digital Innovation
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
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 overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC
- MRCPCH or equivalent
- On specialist register in Paediatrics or within six months of CCT
- Completion of subspecialty training in PEM/ ambulatory care, or able to demonstrate equivalent training
Desirable criteria
- Other relevant qualification, e.g. MD,MSc
- Training in Relevant area specialties to support Clinical Experience in Delivering ambulatory/HDU care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate Experience of or training in managing trauma e.g. ATLS/APLS
- Broad past and continuing experience in General and Emergency Paediatrics including A&E, inpatient, ambulatory care and outpatients.
- Leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Simulation experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Edward Haworth
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 962405
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