Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated senior trainee (ST4 or above) with an interest in leadership, management and quality improvement to join Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust as a Chief Registrar in Critical Care.
The Chief Registrar role provides senior trainees with protected time to develop skills and confidence in leadership, management and quality improvement. Learning that chief registrars gain from the Royal College of Physicians' (RCP's) bespoke development programme will be put into practice in a supported environment that provides autonomy, flexibility and support to develop and support projects that address key local challenges and priorities. This may include service improvement, engagement and morale, education and training, workforce, and sustainability.
The Chief Registrar role is a leadership role for senior specialty trainees. The role provides 40-50% protected time to develop and implement local initiatives focusing on, for example, service improvement, engagement and morale, education and training, workforce and sustainability.
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.
Main duties of the job
The Chief Registrar job description is broad in scope in order to allow chief registrars and recruiting organisations to have autonomy and flexibility over the work the chief registrar undertakes. Chief registrars should focus on addressing key local challenges and priorities, which may include some or all of the following:
Your role will involve providing a bridge between senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider trainee workforce to improve communication, engagement and morale, ensuring service improvement, for example redesigning pathways, implementing new technology and establishing new services to improve flow and outcomes for patients and improving the quality of clinical and non-clinical education and training activities, and supporting/mentoring other trainees to engage in quality improvement.
You will be involved in workforce planning and improving the deployment of trainees to meet service needs and improve morale, improving efficiency and reducing waste and working across teams and boundaries to engage stakeholders in quality improvement and influence change and involvement in and exposure to senior management and organisational decision-making.
As Chief Registrar you should attend departmental and divisional management meetings to gain an understanding of management and the wider social, political and economic influences on healthcare delivery.
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Where possible and appropriate, they should attend Board meetings. They should lead any sessions on service development, improvement and transformation for which they have direct responsibility.
Person Specification Qualifications / training Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- Be fit to practice
- Hold a national training number
- Should be ST4 or above
- Should not already hold a CCT or be within 12 months (ideally not within 18 months) of completion of training on intended start date
- Must have approval of TPD to apply
- Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes
Desirable
- Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
Clinical skills Essential
- Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training
- An appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Ability to work without supervision where appropriate
Research Essential
- Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
Leadership and management Essential
- Evidence of effective team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or workplace-based assessments
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in local management systems
- Evidence of effective leadership (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Where possible and appropriate, they should attend Board meetings. They should lead any sessions on service development, improvement and transformation for which they have direct responsibility.
Person Specification Qualifications / training Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- Be fit to practice
- Hold a national training number
- Should be ST4 or above
- Should not already hold a CCT or be within 12 months (ideally not within 18 months) of completion of training on intended start date
- Must have approval of TPD to apply
- Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes
Desirable
- Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
Clinical skills Essential
- Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training
- An appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Ability to work without supervision where appropriate
Research Essential
- Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
Leadership and management Essential
- Evidence of effective team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or workplace-based assessments
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in local management systems
- Evidence of effective leadership (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- Be fit to practice
- NTN ST4 or above
Desirable
- Valid post-graduate qualification in ALS, ATLS, IMPACT or other relevant acute care course
- Post-graduate qualification in critical care (e.g., EDIC, UK Diploma, FFICM)
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
Desirable
- 6 months experience working in adult general critical care
- FICE and/or CUSIC accreditation or equivalent accreditation in ultrasound
Education and Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
- Evidence of positive feedback on teaching approaches
Desirable
- Development of teaching programmes
- Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
- Action learning sets / simulation instructor
Communication
Essential
- Capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate
- Ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with others
- Ability to communicate effectively under pressure
- Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members through, for example, quality improvement
Desirable
- peer-reviewed publications and/or other communication (e.g. blog, letters to journals)
QI/qudit/research
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Evidence of active involvement in quality improvement, audit, research
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Evidence of a portfolio of audit / quality improvement projects
- Evidence of publications / presentations / prizes in quality improvement or audit
- Clear insight into issues facing UK healthcare services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- Be fit to practice
- NTN ST4 or above
Desirable
- Valid post-graduate qualification in ALS, ATLS, IMPACT or other relevant acute care course
- Post-graduate qualification in critical care (e.g., EDIC, UK Diploma, FFICM)
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
Desirable
- 6 months experience working in adult general critical care
- FICE and/or CUSIC accreditation or equivalent accreditation in ultrasound
Education and Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
- Evidence of positive feedback on teaching approaches
Desirable
- Development of teaching programmes
- Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
- Action learning sets / simulation instructor
Communication
Essential
- Capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate
- Ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with others
- Ability to communicate effectively under pressure
- Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members through, for example, quality improvement
Desirable
- peer-reviewed publications and/or other communication (e.g. blog, letters to journals)
QI/qudit/research
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Evidence of active involvement in quality improvement, audit, research
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Evidence of a portfolio of audit / quality improvement projects
- Evidence of publications / presentations / prizes in quality improvement or audit
- Clear insight into issues facing UK healthcare services
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
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).
