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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
About
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 Bishops Stortford, and St Margarets Hospital in Epping. We employ 4,000 people and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Promise To Our Patients As Identified By Our 3 Values Which Will Contribute To Improving Our Patient Experiences:
1. Patient at heart
2. Everyday excellence
3. Creative collaboration
Job Overview
The Trust is investing in and developing Acute Medicine to ensure that the service continues to respond effectively to patient demand and delivers the highest quality of service. As such, we are seeking to recruit a Clinical Director to join the team.
Acute Medicine works closely with the Emergency Medicine team and all medical specialties, and you will be involved in the development of clinical pathways to improve patient outcomes.
You, along with our team of 8 Acute Physicians, will be responsible for the care of patients on our 28-bedded Medical Assessment Unit, Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Short Stay (Charnley) Unit. You will be supported by a full multi-disciplinary team, which includes a junior medical team and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
You should be able to demonstrate extensive experience in Acute Medicine, and preferably possess CCT in Acute Medicine, or General Medicine with a specialty interest.
Responsibilities
The Clinical Director will lead the directorate management team (General Manager and Matron), enabling the delivery of outstanding services in accordance with agreed objectives, quality standards, controls and resource constraints as set out in the business plans for the services delivered by the directorate. The Clinical Director will play a key role in the development of the directorate's strategic vision and will lead the directorate's patient safety/quality, financial and other activity standards.
This post also carries the normal decision making responsibilities of any Consultant appointment. You will specifically see patients referred to the Acute service and take clinical responsibility for decision making of treatment for patients under your care. This will include involvement and shared decision making with other clinical groups (nurses, physiotherapists, radiographers, etc) and non-clinical groups including management. You will be expected to support and instruct the decision making of junior colleagues from an educational and care delivery point of view.
What We Can Offer You
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
* Free car parking for our staff
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
* Minimum 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
* Access to NHS Pension scheme
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
* Onsite creche facilities
* Annual appraisals with career pathways
* In-house training courses
* Discounted hospital restaurant
* Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
Important information
* Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation.
* All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months.
* The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications & Registration
* Full GMC Registration and licence to practise
* Entry of GMC Specialist Register in Acute Medicine
* MRCP
* AIM SCE
Qualifications And Experience
* Achieved Qualifications
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