Job summary
Closing date due 23/04/2025, Shortlisting due week commencing 28/04/2025, and Interviews due week commencing 05/05/2025.
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 Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a chief registrar.
The chief registrar role provides senior trainees with 40-50% 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 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.
Main duties of the job
The chief registrar will be expected to attend modules delivered as part of the RCP's bespoke development programme, which will cover, for example, change management, team culture and development, quality improvement, leadership, influencing and personal resilience.
Applications are open to senior trainees:
1. At ST4 level or above
2. Working full time or less-than-full-time
3. Who have full GMC registration.
This is a fixed-term role for minimum of 12 months. The role can be undertaken in programme or out of programme (training or experience).
In the first instance, applications must be discussed with your educational supervisor and training programme director (TPD), and permission to apply must be granted by the TPD.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
* We value people
* We are one team
* We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Date posted: 09 April 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £61,825 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 389-25-7060699
Job locations: BRI, Bradford, BD9 6RJ
Job description Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential:
* Full registration with General Medical Council
* Be fit to practice
* 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)
... (continues with clinical skills, research, leadership and management, quality/service improvement or audit, education and teaching, personal skills sections)
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship: 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.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: BRI, Bradford, BD9 6RJ
Employer's website: https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk
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