Job summary
This Chief Registrar role is a leadership role for senior specialty trainees. The role provides 40% protected time to develop and implement initiatives within the Trust's Emergency and Integrated Care (EIC) division.
The clinical aspect of this role is based within the Acute Medicine departments of West Middlesex hospitals working across the Acute Medicine Unit, Enhanced Care Area, Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit and the acute medical take.
Chief registrars benefit from access to a bespoke development programme provided by the RCP, which runs from September 2023 to June 2024 and comprises five 2-day modules that chief registrars are expected to attend.
Applications are open to both full time and less than full time trainees.
This post will be on 2002 Junior doctor contract on MN37 payscale
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts and depending our service needs, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within five weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Main duties of the job
The Chief Registrar role may be undertaken in programme or out of programme (training or experience), to be determined locally depending on local workforce requirements and individual training needs and preferences. Any necessary extension to certificate of completion of training (CCT) date is also negotiated and approved locally, with involvement of the head of school where appropriate. Approval of the relevant specialist advisory committee will be required for OOPT requests.
About us
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The scope of this Chief Registrar job is to address key local challenges and priorities, the main of which are to:
- Be involved with future workforce planning, particularly in the diversification of the acute medical team. This will include the development of the Physician Associate and Advance Care Practitioner workforce, as well as addressing the challenges posed by unfilled medical training posts, all whilst improving service and maintaining morale.
- Improving opportunities and training for locally employed doctors.
- Providing a bridge between senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider trainee workforce to improve communication, engagement and morale.
- Improving the quality of clinical and non-clinical education and training activities, and supporting/mentoring other trainees to engage in quality improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The scope of this Chief Registrar job is to address key local challenges and priorities, the main of which are to:
- Be involved with future workforce planning, particularly in the diversification of the acute medical team. This will include the development of the Physician Associate and Advance Care Practitioner workforce, as well as addressing the challenges posed by unfilled medical training posts, all whilst improving service and maintaining morale.
- Improving opportunities and training for locally employed doctors.
- Providing a bridge between senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider trainee workforce to improve communication, engagement and morale.
- Improving the quality of clinical and non-clinical education and training activities, and supporting/mentoring other trainees to engage in quality improvement.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding the role of audit in improving medical practice
- Comprehension of the core philosophy and building blocks of clinical governance
- Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
- Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
- Commitment to multidisciplinary team working & medical education
Desirable
- Knowledge of risk management
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
- Research degree
- Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registered
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full MRCP (Applicants with MRCP part 1 and 2 written with evidence of recent PACES examination will be considered)
- Advanced Life Support Provider
Desirable
- Advanced Life Support Instructor
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing acute medical take and acute medical emergencies
- Ability to assess, diagnose and teat acutely sick patients
- Demonstrable skills in clinical procedures: CVP insertion, chest drain insertion etc
Desirable
- Supervision of junior doctors
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding the role of audit in improving medical practice
- Comprehension of the core philosophy and building blocks of clinical governance
- Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
- Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
- Commitment to multidisciplinary team working & medical education
Desirable
- Knowledge of risk management
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
- Research degree
- Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registered
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full MRCP (Applicants with MRCP part 1 and 2 written with evidence of recent PACES examination will be considered)
- Advanced Life Support Provider
Desirable
- Advanced Life Support Instructor
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing acute medical take and acute medical emergencies
- Ability to assess, diagnose and teat acutely sick patients
- Demonstrable skills in clinical procedures: CVP insertion, chest drain insertion etc
Desirable
- Supervision of junior doctors
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).