Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Applications are invited for Chief Registrar posts in Acute Medicine. The posts are based at Homerton Healthcare, in Hackney, East London; an exciting and challenging place with a diverse and richly multicultural population.
Homerton Healthcare is a Foundation Trust and teaching hospital with a Trauma Unit within the North East London Trauma network. The hospital was the designated hospital for the 2012 Olympic Games. It is within walking distance to Homerton and Hackney Central Overground stations, with easy access to major transport links.
All emergency admissions are admitted to the Acute Care Unit, which is staffed by a Multi-professional large Acute Care Team, who retains overall responsibility for the whole ward. The unit is busy and sees approximately 10,000 admissions per year. The forward-thinking and dynamic Acute Care Unit and team have been functional since 2007 and incorporate the Hospital at Night team.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to work closely with highly skilled and knowledgeable consultants of all specialities with wide scope to learn and enhance acute medicine skills with dedicated focus on quality improvements.
Main duties of the job
The Chief Registrar role is modelled on the definition of a chief resident in the report of the RCP Future Hospital Commission (Future hospital: caring for medical patients).
The Chief Registrar is a healthcare leadership and management development role. The key aspects of the role can be found in the attached job description.
Date posted
07 February 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£49,559 to £64,288 a year Per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
293-EMRS-MED-0077
Job locations
Homerton
E9 6SR
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Full registration with General Medical Council
* Hold a national training number and be enrolled in a medical specialty training programme that ideally includes Internal Medicine
* ST4 or above
* They should not hold a CCT or be within 6 months of completion of training on intended start date
* Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes
Clinical Skills
* Competence in managing medical emergencies
* Evidence of clinical competencies in their medical 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, Leadership and Management
* Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
* Understanding of research methodology
* Knowledge of evidence-based practice
* 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
* Interest in and knowledge of the importance of leadership and management for clinicians
Quality Improvement
* Awareness of the RCP Future Hospital Programme and understanding of the issues related to the implementation of the Future Hospital Commission's recommendations
* Understanding of clinical governance, including the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives
* Evidence of active involvement in quality improvement, audit, research or other activity that focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement and innovation
Education and Teaching
* Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
* Evidence of good feedback on teaching approaches
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Homerton
E9 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/
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