Main area Acute Care Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar (ST4+ Equivalent)
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 293-EMRS-MED-0077
Employer: Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Homerton
Town: Homerton
Salary: £49,559 - £64,288 Per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/02/2025 23:59
Chief Registrar in Acute Care Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar (ST4+ Equivalent)
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Job overview
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.
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
* Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
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
* Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (eg ALERT, IMPACT certification, ALS instructor)
* Point of care ultrasound qualification (eg. FAMUS)
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
* Evidence of involvement in a formal research project
* Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
* Evidence of involvement in local management systems
* Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine (eg evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
* Understanding of the local and national context in which the trust operates, including economic and political influences
* Understanding of leadership theory and practice
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
* Interest in / knowledge of the delivery of safe, effective healthcare services
* Evidence of a portfolio of audit / quality improvement projects, including evidence that the audit loop has been closed and evidence of learning about the principles of change management
* Evidence of publications / presentations / prizes in quality improvement or audit
* Good knowledge of the UK healthcare system, including education, research, service provision, regulation, career structures, medical politics and ethics
Education and Teaching
* Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
* Evidence of good feedback on teaching approaches
* Development of teaching programmes
* Participation in teaching courses
* Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
General Guidance for Applicants
Please ensure that you read the "Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application" under "Additional Documentation" before completing your application.
Please note: we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working and job-shares.
If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.
Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.
We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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