Chief Registrar (ST4+) in Emergency Medicine

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated trainee in Emergency Medicine (ST4 or above) with an interest in leadership and management to join us at the Royal United Hospital as our Chief Registrar.

The role provides senior higher specialty trainees with the opportunity to develop valuable skills in leadership and management and gives them a minimum of 50% 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.

The RCP leadership and management development programme commences in August/September 2025 and will involve some travel. The RCP cannot reimburse travel and accommodation expenses.

This is a fixed-term role for minimum of 12 months. The role is likely to be undertaken at least partly out of programme (training or experience).

Applications must be discussed with the educational supervisor and training programme director (TPD), and permission to apply must be granted by the TPD.

For a discussion about the chief registrar post, please contact Dr Mike Price mike.price@nhs.net or for clinical rota queries Dan Wattley dan.wattley@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The chief registrar role is a senior leadership and management role for higher speciality trainee doctors. The role allows 50% protected time to develop and implement local initiatives focusing on, for example, service improvement, workforce transformation, engagement and morale, and education and training.

Chief registrars benefit from access to a bespoke leadership and management development programme provided by the RCP, which commences in September 2025.

Clinically the Chief Registrar will work in the ED with direct shop floor supervision from consultants and alongside 9 experienced ED middle grades, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners and 30 SHOs.

We use self rostering but need to provide cover at middle grade level 24/7.

Key priorities of the chief registrar role include:

• Providing a 'bridge' between the junior doctor workforce, senior clinical leaders and managerial staff to improve engagement.
• Quality improvement (QI) and service development/redesign to improve outcomes for patients, for example coordination of medical care.
• Planning, developing and improving the quality of education and training activities, and supporting/motivating other trainees.
• Involvement in workforce planning and transformation, and the deployment of medical staff and allied health professionals to meet healthcare challenges.
• Working across teams and boundaries to engage stakeholders and influence change.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.