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.

Key Skills Required:

• Advanced Clinical Knowledge in paediatrics and emergency medicine.

• Strong Communication Skills for interacting with patients, families, and staff.

• Leadership and Teaching Abilities for managing junior staff and contributing to the training environment.

• Ability to Work Under Pressure in a fast-paced, often high-stress environment.

• Decision-Making Ability in the absence of immediate senior guidance.

In summary, the role of a middle-grade doctor in a children’s emergency department is multifaceted, involving clinical expertise, leadership, education, and effective communication to provide high-quality care for pediatric patients in emergency situations.

RCPCH / MRCEM 

APLS

BLS / ALS

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.