Resident Doctor (ST1/2 ) MN35, Rotational Placement- Medicine
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,170 - £57,397 including £149 HCA per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Watford, WD18 0HB |
| Company: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7407673/360-A-10354 |
Summary
A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity for skilled and competent Resident Doctor to join Watford General Hospital. The successful candidates will be offered the opportunity to rotate through the various Medicine sub-specialties; this is a 12-month fixed term post.
The various sub-specialty placements will offer the post-holders the opportunity to work within the sub-specialty team and gain quality experience in the management of medical patients in an acute setting. This post has an on-call element of 1A banding.
The post holder will work under supervision of a consultant Physician. During the period of the contract and across the various posts, the doctors are expected to become competent at organising the day-to-day duties of this clinical area. The post-holder will be encouraged to attend junior doctor teaching and training and be given access to appropriate study-leave and associated funding to enhance their experience and grow their clinical competency.
• Daily review of medical patients in their allocated sub-specialty.
• Care of the inpatients i.e. performing relevant investigations, following up results, monitoring of patients, liaising with other specialities, communication with patients and families, completing discharge summaries etc.
• Responsible for ensuring adequate clinical notes are made in accordance with good medical practice.
• To work closely with appropriate nursing, professional, technical, and administrative and support staff.
• Actively participate in weekly teaching and departmental audits.
• Junior doctors are required to perform duties over and above their contracted hours in occasional emergencies and in unforeseen circumstances, at the request of the Clinical Director of the service.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Resident doctors are required to perform duties over and above their contracted hours in occasional emergencies and in unforeseen circumstances, at the request of the Clinical Director of the service. It has been agreed with the profession and the Department of Health that these additional commitments are exceptional, and juniors shouldnot berequired to undertake work of this kind for a prolonged period or on a regular basis.
ClinicalAuditandGovernance
Thepostholderwillneedtotakeanactivepartinclinicalgovernanceandclinicalrisk management, and in their implementation, including audit
ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment
The West Herts & Watford PGMC offers an extensive programme of regular weekly postgraduate education.The post holder will be expected to participate in thisprogramme.
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025
This is an exciting opportunity for skilled and competent Resident Doctor to join Watford General Hospital. The successful candidates will be offered the opportunity to rotate through the various Medicine sub-specialties; this is a 12-month fixed term post.
The various sub-specialty placements will offer the post-holders the opportunity to work within the sub-specialty team and gain quality experience in the management of medical patients in an acute setting. This post has an on-call element of 1A banding.
The post holder will work under supervision of a consultant Physician. During the period of the contract and across the various posts, the doctors are expected to become competent at organising the day-to-day duties of this clinical area. The post-holder will be encouraged to attend junior doctor teaching and training and be given access to appropriate study-leave and associated funding to enhance their experience and grow their clinical competency.
• Daily review of medical patients in their allocated sub-specialty.
• Care of the inpatients i.e. performing relevant investigations, following up results, monitoring of patients, liaising with other specialities, communication with patients and families, completing discharge summaries etc.
• Responsible for ensuring adequate clinical notes are made in accordance with good medical practice.
• To work closely with appropriate nursing, professional, technical, and administrative and support staff.
• Actively participate in weekly teaching and departmental audits.
• Junior doctors are required to perform duties over and above their contracted hours in occasional emergencies and in unforeseen circumstances, at the request of the Clinical Director of the service.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Resident doctors are required to perform duties over and above their contracted hours in occasional emergencies and in unforeseen circumstances, at the request of the Clinical Director of the service. It has been agreed with the profession and the Department of Health that these additional commitments are exceptional, and juniors shouldnot berequired to undertake work of this kind for a prolonged period or on a regular basis.
ClinicalAuditandGovernance
Thepostholderwillneedtotakeanactivepartinclinicalgovernanceandclinicalrisk management, and in their implementation, including audit
ContinuingProfessionalDevelopment
The West Herts & Watford PGMC offers an extensive programme of regular weekly postgraduate education.The post holder will be expected to participate in thisprogramme.
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025