Chief Registrar - Emergency Medicine

Job Overview

Chief Registrar - Emergency Medicine

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated senior Emergency Medicine HEE Trainee (ST4 equivalent or above) with an interest in leadership, management, and quality improvement to join as a chief registrar at Frimley Park Hospital.

We are seeking to appoint a Chief Registrar in Emergency Medicine at Frimley Park Hospital.

The Chief Registrar role provides senior HEE Trainees with 40% protected non-clinical time to develop skills and confidence in leadership, management, and quality improvement.

Learning that chief registrars gain from this Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP’s) bespoke development programme will be put into practice in a supported environment that provides autonomy, flexibility, and encouragement 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.

Main duties of the job

The Chief Registrar Role Will Suit Trainees Who

• Want to learn about leadership and gain senior leadership experience
• Are comfortable working in uncertain environments and across traditional boundaries
• Relish the opportunity to develop their own ideas and initiatives
• Are committed to and passionate about improving the NHS.

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.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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

• National Training Number (NTN) ST4 level or above
• Locally Employed Doctors (LED) at equivalent experience of ST4 or above
• Working full time or less-than-full-time
• Who have full GMC registration.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC with licence to practice at time of application
• Should be ST4 equivalent 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 (NTNs)
• Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes or appraisals

Desirable criteria

• Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of clinical competencies in Emergency Medicine care appropriate for the stage of training (or equivalent)
• Ability to manage acute medical, surgical and trauma emergencies with experience in providing emergency care for adults and children.
• 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

Essential criteria

• Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations

Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations

Essential criteria

• Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
• Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
• Interest in and knowledge of the importance of leadership and management for clinicians

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of involvement in local or national management systems
• Evidence of effective leadership (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
• Understanding of the local and national context of the NHS, including economic and political influences

Quality / service improvement or audit

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• 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
• Clear insight into issues facing UK healthcare services

Education and teaching

Essential criteria

• Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
• Evidence of positive feedback on teaching approache

Desirable criteria

• Development of teaching programmes
• Participation in teaching courses
• Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
• Action learning sets / simulation instructor

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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