Specialist Registrar

We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor to join our department in the provision of general surgical services. This position will offer you the opportunity to develop your interest in General Surgery.

You must have experience of working at Registrar level in the UK, be registered with the GMC with the right to work in the UK.

MRCS or FRCS
- The Specialist Registrar-LAS will oversee the management of the inpatients on a day to day basis.
- You will be expected to accompany the Consultant on ward rounds and attend outpatient clinics/operating lists.
- The Specialist Registrar-LAS is expected to see patients independently in clinic.
- You will perform surgery under the supervision of a Consultant.
- The Specialist Registrar-LAS is responsible for ensuring that the discharge summary forms are completed legibly and accompany the patient when leaving the hospital.
- When on call, you will be responsible for the supervision and care of all of those patients requiring treatment in the Accident & Emergency Department and those requiring admission to one of the wards. You may also be required to give a general surgery opinion on other patients in the hospital.
- In the absence of the Consultant, you will take charge of all of the cases under their care and will direct the treatment as required. You will communicate with one of the other Consultant General Surgeons for advice and support if required.

This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which clinicians are at the forefront of management and service development.

Princess Alexandra is a great place to work, It has an expanding population with growing healthcare needs which will be matched by service expansion and new ways of working. The Trust is heavily engaged with local providers and the CCGs to innovate with new models of integrated care. There are opportunities to live in a place that suits you, be it London, Cambridge, or the many picturesque villages of Essex and Hertfordshire with their excellent schools. Rail connections are excellent

The duties of the Specialist Registrar - LAS, are primarily based at the Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, with visits to outpatient clinics at St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping and Herts & Essex hospital, Bishop’s Stortford.

You will work a basic working week of 40 hours plus on call on a 1:11 basis This includes prospective cover for annual and study leave.