Locally Employed Doctor (Core MT03)

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.

Fixed term - 12 months

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:

This is a rotational programme for Locally Employed Doctors to have the opportunity to work in a variety of medical/surgical specialties over a 12 month period. Starting in General Surgery.

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.

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

Experience

Demonstrable skills and minimum of 6 months experience within an appropriate specialty

NHS experience would be desirable

Clinical Skills

Demonstrate evidence of being able to

manage/prioritise time

manage information effectively

prioritise clinical need

organise ward rounds

Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk

Monitor developing situations and anticipate issues

Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other

Understanding of clinical risk management

Knowledge

Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge

Knowledge and use of evidence based practice

IT skills

Effective, confident presentation ability

Experience in and outside speciality

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.

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026