Chief Registrar

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking enthusiastic senior trainees for Chief Registrar positions. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain experience in management and quality improvement. With 40-50% protected time, successful candidates will participate in a bespoke development program, allowing them to address key local challenges. The position is set in a vibrant community hospital, providing essential services to a diverse population. Join a team dedicated to improving healthcare and making a real difference in patient care through innovation and compassion.

Qualifications

• ST4 level or above in any discipline with full GMC registration.
• Must have approval of TPD to apply and not hold a CCT.

Responsibilities

• Develop leadership skills and gain senior leadership experience.
• Work in a clinical team providing high-quality care.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Competence

Evidence-Based Practice

Team Working

Research Methodology

Education

Full GMC Registration

Relevant Degree (Masters or Doctorate)

Job description

Newham University Hospital is looking for applicants for two available Chief Registrar posts for the 2025/6 training year starting in August 2025. Applications are sought from ST4+ trainees in Emergency Medicine and Care of the Elderly Medicine or equivalent (Locally Employed Doctor with equivalent experience).

The Chief Registrar role provides senior trainees with 40-50% protected time to develop skills and confidence in leadership, management and quality improvement. Those appointed will also be supported to attend the Royal College of Physicians' (RCP) year-long bespoke development programme. The aim of this programme is to give appointees the skills and knowledge that may be put into practice in an environment that provides autonomy and flexibility to develop and support projects that address key local challenges and priorities. This may include staff health and wellbeing, service improvement, engagement and morale, education and training, workforce, and sustainability.

Main duties of the job

The Chief Registrar role will suit trainees who:

1. Want to learn about leadership and gain senior leadership experience
2. Are comfortable working in uncertain environments and across traditional boundaries
3. Relish the opportunity to develop their own ideas and initiatives
4. Are committed to and passionate about improving the NHS

The Chief Registrar will be mentored by a senior clinical leader within the organisation and gain a unique insight into NHS leadership and management processes, as well as deeper knowledge of NHS structures and stakeholders.

In your clinical role, you will be working as part of a clinical team providing high quality care, dependent on your specialty background. You will work within the bounds of your level of competence, and you will be supervised by the relevant consultants in your specialty.

Based in vibrant East London, Newham Hospital is at the heart of the local community serving and caring for one of the most diverse populations in England. It is a district general hospital with a major undergraduate teaching role. It provides all the services expected of a local hospital, including emergency care, surgery, women's and children's health, maternity services, specialist medicine and elderly care. Over 500 patients come through our Emergency Department doors every day, while our maternity unit sees over 6,000 births every year.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The Emergency Department is a Trauma Unit (the Major Trauma Unit is the Royal London Hospital and part of the same Trust), runs a combined Medical and ED SDEC, contains a Clinical Decision Unit and a separate Paediatric ED. Chief Registrars in Emergency Medicine will have the opportunity to work across all areas of the department. The Older Peoples Service has a bed-base of 78 across four wards including an Acute Stroke Unit. The service cares for patients with both acute and complex needs and provides a range of inpatient and outpatient services. These include Stroke and TIA, Frailty and Falls ED in-reach, Virtual Frailty Ward, Extended Primary Care Team, Nursing Home Liaison, Diagnostic Memory Services, Dementia and Delirium Team, as well as liaison with Medical and Surgical Teams in addition to general Care of the Elderly outpatient clinics.

As a hospital provide a supportive environment where all staff can develop their skills and interests.

Minimum Requirements

Applications are open to senior trainees:

1. At ST4 level (or equivalent) and above in any discipline
2. Working full time or less-than-full-time
3. Who have full GMC registration
4. Who do not already hold CCT in any speciality nor are expected to complete training whilst in the role

This is a fixed-term role for minimum of 12 months. The role can be undertaken in training or out of programme (training or experience).

Further information about the role in general and experiences of past Chief Registrars can be found at: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/chief-registrar-programme

In the first instance, applications must be discussed with your Educational Supervisor and Training Programme Director (TPD). For trainees, permission to apply must be granted by your TPD.

For an informal discussion about the Chief Registrar in emergency medicine post, please contact Dr Lily Dryburgh-Smith (Emergency Medicine Consultant and former Chief Registrar, NUH [e-mail]).

For an informal discussion about the Chief Registrar in care of the elderly post, please contact Dr Jane Pickles (Care of the elderly Consultant, NUH [e-mail]).

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes or appraisal
• Full registration with General Medical Council
• Be fit to practise
• Should not already hold a CCT or expected to leave the programme before completion
• Must have approval of TPD to apply
• Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)

Clinical skills

• Ability to work without supervision where appropriate
• Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training (or equivalent)
• 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

Research

• Knowledge of evidence-based practice
• Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods
• Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations

Leadership and management

• Interest in and knowledge of the importance of leadership and management for clinicians
• Evidence of effective team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or workplace-based assessments
• Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development
• Understanding of the local and national context of the NHS, including economic and political influences
• Evidence of involvement in local management systems
• Evidence of effective leadership (e.g., evidence of leading innovations or improvements)

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.