Ward Registrar

Imperial College Healthcare NHS; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Day Time Ward Registrar to oversee patient management on Great Western Ward, chair meetings, and supervise junior staff. This role requires effective collaboration, communication, and excellent clinical assessment skills in a dynamic A+E environment. Candidates should possess experience in paediatric cases and be capable of managing patient flow efficiently. Benefits include career development, flexible working options, and recognition schemes.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Experience in handling paediatric cases and managing patient flow.
• Ability to supervise and guide junior trainees effectively.
• Excellent communication skills with both patients and medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all patients on Great Western Ward and manage paediatric cases.
• Chair Complex Patient meetings and supervise junior staff.
• Manage admissions and ensure smooth A+E operations.

Skills

Patient management

Supervisory skills

Collaboration

Clinical assessment

Communication

Job description

Day Time Ward Registrar Duties

• Responsible for all patients on Great Western Ward (Medical and Surgical), separate registrar for paediatric infectious diseases inpatients
• Chairs the Complex Patient meeting on Thursdays, or the Paeds ID Meeting on Tuesdays
• Supervises STs and FY
• PSSU Registrar/Consults registrar for Paeds ID
• Management of short stay patients on PSSU, including A+E referrals
• Management of "hospital at home patients"
• Supervision of Ambulatory, ST and Surgical FYI pre-assessment clinics
• Assists Great Western Ward SpR as required
• Paeds ID - takes external referrals and liaise with other specialities across the WLCA site for advice re investigation and management

On-Call Paediatric Registrar Duties

• Bleep 1202 handed over each shift
• Works with the Paediatric Site Practitioner to manage patient flow through the day
• Should be based in A+E during the daytime
• Takes all referrals from GP's/ A+E/ Health Visitors/ Other Hospita
• Responsible for smooth running of A+E, and for assessment of all sick children
• Responsible for assessing all admissions (medical and surgical)
• Responsible for supervision of GPVTS trainees in A+E
• Discusses admissions with relevant receiving team

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career. We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities. With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education. We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health., At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational.

You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

This post is based at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, part of the West London Children’s Alliance (WLCA) and provides the general paediatric in-patient service plus many sub-specialities including allergy, nephrology, neurology, haematology, infectious diseases as well as surgical specialities (general paediatric surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ENT, and urology). There is support available from Westminster CAMHS.

The Paediatric Short Stay Unit (PSSU) provides short stay in-patient care (anticipated to be <72 hours) and ambulatory care. Patients can be referred for intravenous antibiotics if these cannot be given in the community. There is a high volume of outpatient reviews including nurse led clinics and GP rapid referrals, and review slots for Infectious diseases, ENT, dermatology and diabetes.

Westway Ward manages day-case procedures, including surgical day cases and radiology investigations.

Outpatient clinics include general paediatrics and a wide range of sub-specialities. There is an active child development service with speech & language, physiotherapy and occupational therapists as well as psychologists.

There is a separate rota for Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Intensive Care, Haematology and neonates on site.

Kindly note: There are four vacancies: three full-time fixed-term posts and one part-time post (20 hours).