The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is located in Harlow, Essex and is a District General Hospital providing a comprehensive range of safe and reliable acute and specialist services to a local population of 258,000 people.Our vision is to be an excellent provider of integrated acute care services. Our values guide us; they help us give you excellent care, act with compassion and ensure the most vulnerable people in our local communities are protected when they need us most.Our values and standards are clear and form the foundations of behaviours all staff are expected to follow.Respectful - treating others as we would wish to be treatedWe are be welcoming and polite, valuing and supporting our colleagues and celebrating our acheivements. We maintain patients'​ dignity and recognise and respect our differences.Caring - always putting patients firstWe are kind and compassionate, making sure patient safety is at the centre of everything we do. We show empathy, caring for every patient as an individual and listening and responding to the views of patients and their carers. Responsible - doing what we say we're going to doWe are professional, and maintain the highest standards of behaviours and accountability, working as a team and communicating openly and honestly. We lead by example, speaking up when we see that our values are not being displayed.Committed - striving to be the bestWe strive for excellence, constantly challenging the status quo and seeking to improve quality and efficiency. We innovate and adopt best practice in our day-to-day activities to achieve our goals and improve our skills and knowledge.