An opportunity has arisen at GWH for a chief registrar in ED or Department of Older Person. Please note other medicine specialties may be considered pending funding. The chief registrar role is a leadership role for senior specialty resident doctors. The role provides 40% protected time to develop and implement local initiatives focusing on, for example, service improvement, engagement and morale, education and training, workforce and sustainability.
Chief registrars benefit from access to a bespoke taught development programme provided by the RCP, which runs from September 2025 - June 2026 and comprises five 2-day modules that chief registrars are expected to attend.
This advert is due to close at 17:00 on 14th March; however, please note that this advert will close once a sufficient amount of applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The chief registrar job description is broad in scope to allow chief registrars and recruiting organisations to have autonomy and flexibility over the work the chief registrar undertakes. Chief registrars should focus on addressing key local challenges and priorities, which may include some or all of the following:
1. Providing a 'bridge' between senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider resident doctor workforce to improve communication, engagement and morale.
2. Service improvement, for example redesigning pathways, implementing new technology and establishing new services to improve flow and outcomes for patients.
3. Improving the quality of clinical and non-clinical education and training activities and supporting/mentoring other resident doctors to engage in quality improvement.
4. Involvement in workforce planning and improving the deployment of resident doctors to meet service needs and improve morale.
5. Improving efficiency and reducing waste.
6. Working across teams and boundaries to engage stakeholders in quality improvement and influence change.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:
Service: We will put our patients first.
Teamwork: We will work together.
Ambition: We will aspire to provide the best service.
Respect: We will act with integrity.
Job responsibilities
The chief registrar job description is broad in scope to allow chief registrars and recruiting organisations to have autonomy and flexibility over the work the chief registrar undertakes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full registration with General Medical Council
Desirable
* Additional relevant degree (intercalated, master's or doctorate)
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes or appraisal.
* Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
* Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods.
* Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training (or equivalent).
Desirable
* Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations.
Employer details
Employer name:
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address:
Marlborough Road, SWINDON, SN3 6BB
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