Job summary
Have you got what it takes to be a Chief Registrar in Derby?
Are you an ED Specialty Trainee?
Are you a capable medical registrar looking for new opportunities to develop your leadership skills?
Are you keen to join a team of clinicians, managers and leaders that believe in change?
Are you ready for a new challenge in August 2025?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated trainee ED physician (ST4 or above) with an interest in leadership and management to join University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust as a Chief Medical Registrar starting in August 2025. The post will be based at the Royal Derby Hospital.
Main duties of the job
This role provides a senior higher specialty (ED) trainee with the opportunity to develop valuable skills in leadership and management. The role is devised to ensure a minimum of 40% protected time to put these skills into practice by developing initiatives that address local challenges. Chief registrars have a tangible impact on service improvement, workforce transformation, engagement and morale, education and training and work to deliver better outcomes for patients, colleagues and organisations.
Trainees will benefit from a flexible training model that enables them to develop a portfolio of skills and experience that will benefit future consultant posts and leadership roles and build a profile that marks them out as a future clinical leader. The clinical component (60%) can be modified according to your individual needs in collaboration with your training programme
The role suits trainees who:
- Are comfortable working in uncertain environments and across traditional boundaries
- Relish the opportunity to develop their own ideas and initiatives
- Are committed to and passionate about improving the NHS
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Chief Medical Registrar will be supported both by the medical division senior management team and nationally from the bespoke leadership and management development programme provided by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
This years RCP leadership and management development programme commences in August/September 2025 and will involve some travel. The RCP cannot reimburse travel and accommodation expenses. The Trust will pay the programme fees for 2025/26
Applications are open to trainee Emergency Medicine physicians:
- At ST4 or above in Emergency Medicine
- Working full time or less-than-full-time
- With a National Training Number (NTN)
- With full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Who do not hold a CCT or be within 6 months of completion of training on intended start date
This is a fixed-term role, starting in August 2025, for a minimum of 12 months. The role can be undertaken in programme or out of programme (training or experience). Less than full time applications are welcomed.
Applications must be discussed with your current educational supervisor and training programme director (TPD) and permission to apply must be granted by the TPD (where applicable).
As this post is funded by the Deanery, applications will only be accepted by candidates that hold a National Training Number (NTN) and retain this for the duration of the post. The post is available to doctors in training who will rotate to UHDB in August 2025 or whom will apply via their TPD for OOPE/T in order to undertake this post. This position cannot be offered on a locally employed contract due to the funding.
Interview date: Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Chief Medical Registrar will be supported both by the medical division senior management team and nationally from the bespoke leadership and management development programme provided by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
This years RCP leadership and management development programme commences in August/September 2025 and will involve some travel. The RCP cannot reimburse travel and accommodation expenses. The Trust will pay the programme fees for 2025/26
Applications are open to trainee Emergency Medicine physicians:
- At ST4 or above in Emergency Medicine
- Working full time or less-than-full-time
- With a National Training Number (NTN)
- With full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Who do not hold a CCT or be within 6 months of completion of training on intended start date
This is a fixed-term role, starting in August 2025, for a minimum of 12 months. The role can be undertaken in programme or out of programme (training or experience). Less than full time applications are welcomed.
Applications must be discussed with your current educational supervisor and training programme director (TPD) and permission to apply must be granted by the TPD (where applicable).
As this post is funded by the Deanery, applications will only be accepted by candidates that hold a National Training Number (NTN) and retain this for the duration of the post. The post is available to doctors in training who will rotate to UHDB in August 2025 or whom will apply via their TPD for OOPE/T in order to undertake this post. This position cannot be offered on a locally employed contract due to the funding.
Interview date: Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council with a licence to practice on application
Eligiblity
Essential
- Hold a National Training Number and be enrolled in a medical specialty training programme that ideally includes internal medicine
- ST4 or above ED Specialty Trainee
- Should not hold CCT or be within 12 months of completion of training on intended start date
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
- Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (eg ALERT, IMPACT certification, ALS instructor)
Management / QI / Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of active involvement in quality improvement, audit, research or other activity that focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement and innovation
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in local management systems
- Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
- Evidence of a portfolio of audit / quality improvement projects, including evidence that the audit loop has been closed and evidence of learning about the principles of change management
- Evidence of publications / presentations / prizes in quality improvement or audit
- ALS / simulation instructor
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council with a licence to practice on application
Eligiblity
Essential
- Hold a National Training Number and be enrolled in a medical specialty training programme that ideally includes internal medicine
- ST4 or above ED Specialty Trainee
- Should not hold CCT or be within 12 months of completion of training on intended start date
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
- Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (eg ALERT, IMPACT certification, ALS instructor)
Management / QI / Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of active involvement in quality improvement, audit, research or other activity that focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement and innovation
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in local management systems
- Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
- Evidence of a portfolio of audit / quality improvement projects, including evidence that the audit loop has been closed and evidence of learning about the principles of change management
- Evidence of publications / presentations / prizes in quality improvement or audit
- ALS / simulation instructor
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).
