Locally Employed DoctorinPortsmouthinPortsmouthPUBLISHED THU 3 APR 2025
Opportunity to work in a large, supportive district General Hospital with a diverse range of specialties.
Access to excellent training and learning opportunities, including departmental teaching sessions and regular MDT meetings.
Strong emphasis on teamwork and collaboration with supportive peers and senior colleagues to enhance patient care.
Involvement in active research projects in partnership with the University of Portsmouth, providing opportunities for presentation and publication.
A comprehensive support network, including pastoral care from two consultants for Locally Employed Doctors.
Potential for career progression, including promotion to Locally Employed Registrar and participation in a CESR programme.
Outstanding staff benefits, including an on-site wellness center, gym, nursery, and access to supportive staff networks.
Join our compassionate team at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, where expert patient care meets a nurturing and inclusive work environment. As the third-ranked NHS Trust in the country for research, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of learning and collaboration. We are seeking a Locally Employed Doctor to join our dynamic team at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, one of the largest hospitals along the south coast. This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals who are eager to expand their clinical skills and make a real difference to the lives of our diverse patients.
In this vital role, you'll work closely with a supportive network of nursing staff, allied health professionals, and senior medics to ensure the highest standards of care. You’ll benefit from structured learning opportunities, including departmental teaching sessions, MDT meetings, and journal clubs. Our Trust is dedicated to your professional growth, offering a clear path for progression and access to exciting research projects in partnership with the University of Portsmouth. We understand the importance of balance and well-being, offering generous benefits like an on-site nursery, wellness centre, and more. If you’re a committed professional who values teamwork and inclusivity, we would love to hear from you and welcome you into our caring community.
In this vital role, you'll work closely with a supportive network of nursing staff, allied health professionals, and senior medics to ensure the highest standards of care. You’ll benefit from structured learning opportunities, including departmental teaching sessions, MDT meetings, and journal clubs. Our Trust is dedicated to your professional growth, offering a clear path for progression and access to exciting research projects in partnership with the University of Portsmouth. We understand the importance of balance and well-being, offering generous benefits like an on-site nursery, wellness centre, and more. If you’re a committed professional who values teamwork and inclusivity, we would love to hear from you and welcome you into our caring community.
Opportunity to work in a large, supportive district General Hospital with a diverse range of specialties.
Access to excellent training and learning opportunities, including departmental teaching sessions and regular MDT meetings.
Strong emphasis on teamwork and collaboration with supportive peers and senior colleagues to enhance patient care.
Involvement in active research projects in partnership with the University of Portsmouth, providing opportunities for presentation and publication.
A comprehensive support network, including pastoral care from two consultants for Locally Employed Doctors.
Potential for career progression, including promotion to Locally Employed Registrar and participation in a CESR programme.
Outstanding staff benefits, including an on-site wellness center, gym, nursery, and access to supportive staff networks.
Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
Are you looking to experience working in a large, supportive district General Hospital with a broad range of specialties available? If you are ready to expand your clinical skills, gain exposure, consolidate learning, progress your career and most importantly, directly influence the care that we provide to all our patients, we have the perfect opportunity for you.
Job Summary:
We know the importance of supported learning opportunities and are proud of the encouraging environment that our team cultivates – we promise departmental teaching, MDT meetings, grand rounds and journal clubs as well as allocated lunchtime training and study leave. We have an excellent record of junior doctors progressing on to formal training programmes. We have an active research unit, working in partnership with the University of Portsmouth, and currently have a number of projects developed by our junior colleagues achieving presentation and publication. You will have the opportunity to be involved in this.
Teamwork is one of our Trust core values, and we ensure that all core medics have the opportunity to work collaboratively with supportive peers and senior colleagues – this is your opportunity to cement your training, where we are here to help you bring your best skills every day, with first class patient care at the centre of all we do.
Key Responsibilities:
Although this post is not approved for postgraduate training the duties are the same as the existing national approved training posts within specialty. The successful candidate will be assigned a consultant clinical supervisor and will be encouraged to maintain an educational portfolio with appropriate assessments to their level of experience. There are regular departmental lunchtime teaching sessions which are open to all medical staff to attend. There are also a wide range of opportunities to participate in clinical audit and improvement projects.
The Trust will also support you with a clinical appraisal which you can use towards your revalidation. We have a comprehensive support network with two consultants providing pastoral support to the Locally Employed Doctors within the Trust.
For Doctors who wish to remain with us, we are keen to promote Doctors to Locally Employed Registrar if they have met their core competencies and we have a vacancy and we have a newly implemented CESR programme to support doctors who are within 2 years of obtaining their Specialist Register membership.
Qualifications
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
Are you looking to experience working in a large, supportive district General Hospital with a broad range of specialties available? If you are ready to expand your clinical skills, gain exposure, consolidate learning, progress your career and most importantly, directly influence the care that we provide to all our patients, we have the perfect opportunity for you.
Job Summary:
We know the importance of supported learning opportunities and are proud of the encouraging environment that our team cultivates – we promise departmental teaching, MDT meetings, grand rounds and journal clubs as well as allocated lunchtime training and study leave. We have an excellent record of junior doctors progressing on to formal training programmes. We have an active research unit, working in partnership with the University of Portsmouth, and currently have a number of projects developed by our junior colleagues achieving presentation and publication. You will have the opportunity to be involved in this.
Teamwork is one of our Trust core values, and we ensure that all core medics have the opportunity to work collaboratively with supportive peers and senior colleagues – this is your opportunity to cement your training, where we are here to help you bring your best skills every day, with first class patient care at the centre of all we do.
Key Responsibilities:
- To work as a junior doctor, alongside nursing and allied health professional colleagues and senior medics to provide a safe clinical environment for the patients and visitors to the Trust.
- Communicate professionally and appropriately with nurses, allied health professionals, patients, relatives and all other medical staff.
- Take part in rostered out of normal hours work when orientation complete and competence assessed.
- Proactively and positively contribute to the successful overall performance of the Trust.
Although this post is not approved for postgraduate training the duties are the same as the existing national approved training posts within specialty. The successful candidate will be assigned a consultant clinical supervisor and will be encouraged to maintain an educational portfolio with appropriate assessments to their level of experience. There are regular departmental lunchtime teaching sessions which are open to all medical staff to attend. There are also a wide range of opportunities to participate in clinical audit and improvement projects.
The Trust will also support you with a clinical appraisal which you can use towards your revalidation. We have a comprehensive support network with two consultants providing pastoral support to the Locally Employed Doctors within the Trust.
For Doctors who wish to remain with us, we are keen to promote Doctors to Locally Employed Registrar if they have met their core competencies and we have a vacancy and we have a newly implemented CESR programme to support doctors who are within 2 years of obtaining their Specialist Register membership.
Qualifications
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Primary medical qualification recognised by the GMC
- Evidence of completion of Foundation Level or equivalent 2-year training programme gaining CREST sign off
- Demonstrable skills and minimum of 6 months experience within an appropriate specialty
- NHS experience would be desirable
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
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