Job summary
An exciting opportunity has
arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated trainee physician (ST4 or above) in
any of the Acute/General Medicine specialties with an interest in leadership
and management to join Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust at Worcestershire
Royal Hospital as a Chief Registrar.
The chief registrar role
provides senior higher specialty trainees with the opportunity to develop
valuable skills in leadership and management, and gives them a minimum of 40%
protected time to put these skills into practice by developing initiatives that
address local challenges.
Chief registrars have a tangible impact on service improvement, workforce transformation, engagement and morale, and education and training, and work to deliver better outcomes for patients, colleagues and organisations.
Trainees benefit from a flexible training model that enables them to develop a portfolio of skills and experience that will benefit future consultant posts and leadership roles, and build a profile that marks them out as a future clinical leader.
Main duties of the job
The role suits trainees who:
- 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 appointee will receive close support locally from a senior clinician as their mentor, and nationally from the bespoke leadership and management development programme provided by the RCP. Worcestershire Royal Hospital has a proven track record of supporting Chief Registrars for the last few years and is keen to further support an individual in this role.
The RCP leadership and management development programme commences in August/September 2024 and will involve some travel. The RCP cannot reimburse travel and accommodation expenses. During the COVID pandemic the modules have been provided remotely.
Applications are open to trainee physicians:
- At ST4 or above
- Working full time or less-than-full-time
- With a national training number with full GMC registration
This is a fixed-term role for 12 months. Previously the post has been taken part out of program, with the trainee undertaking 60% clinical work and 40% Chief Registrars work but this is negotiable. Applications must be discussed with their educational supervisor and training programme director (TPD), and permission to apply must be granted by the TPD.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The chief registrar job description is broad in scope in order 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:
-
Providing a bridge between
senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider trainee workforce to improve
communication, engagement and morale.
-
Service improvement, for
example redesigning pathways, implementing new technology and establishing new
services to improve flow and outcomes for patients.
-
Improving the quality of
clinical and non-clinical education and training activities, and
supporting/mentoring other trainees to engage in quality improvement.
-
Involvement in workforce
planning and improving the deployment of trainees to meet service needs and
improve morale.
-
Improving efficiency and
reducing waste.
-
Working across teams and
boundaries to engage stakeholders in quality improvement and influence change.
- Involvement in and exposure to
senior management and organisational decision-making
The chief registrar should attend departmental and divisional
management meetings to gain an understanding of management and the wider
social, political and economic influences on healthcare delivery.
Where possible and appropriate, they should attend Board meetings.
They should lead any sessions on service development, improvement and
transformation for which they have direct responsibility.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The chief registrar job description is broad in scope in order 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:
-
Providing a bridge between
senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider trainee workforce to improve
communication, engagement and morale.
-
Service improvement, for
example redesigning pathways, implementing new technology and establishing new
services to improve flow and outcomes for patients.
-
Improving the quality of
clinical and non-clinical education and training activities, and
supporting/mentoring other trainees to engage in quality improvement.
-
Involvement in workforce
planning and improving the deployment of trainees to meet service needs and
improve morale.
-
Improving efficiency and
reducing waste.
-
Working across teams and
boundaries to engage stakeholders in quality improvement and influence change.
- Involvement in and exposure to
senior management and organisational decision-making
The chief registrar should attend departmental and divisional
management meetings to gain an understanding of management and the wider
social, political and economic influences on healthcare delivery.
Where possible and appropriate, they should attend Board meetings.
They should lead any sessions on service development, improvement and
transformation for which they have direct responsibility.
Person Specification
Leadership & Management
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in local 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- Be fit to practice
- Hold a national training number
- 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)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical competencies in their 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
Quality / Service Improvement or Audit
Essential
- 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
- 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
Research
Essential
- 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
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
Education & Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
- Evidence of positive feedback on teaching approaches
Desirable
- Development of teaching programmes
- Participation in teaching courses
- Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
- Action learning sets / simulation instructor
Personal Skills
Essential
- Communication - Clarity in written / spoken communication
- Capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate
- Active listening and empathy
- Ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with others
- Ability to persuade, influence and negotiate
- Ability to communicate effectively under pressure
- Problem solving and decision making - Capacity to use logical / lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions, indicating an analytical / scientific approach and, where appropriate, creativity in problem solving
- Organisation and planning - Capacity to manage / prioritise time and information effectively
- Evidence of thoroughness (well prepared, self- disciplined / committed, punctual and meets deadlines)
- Capability to work with long timescales for delivery within agencies with differing priorities
- Coping with pressure and managing uncertainty - Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Capacity to manage conflicting demands
- Self-motivation, and resilience
- Initiative and ability to work autonomously
- Team working, leading and managing others - Can build effective teams and partnerships
- Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
- Understands and values contributions of others
- Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members through, for example, quality improvement
- Appropriate personal attributes - Quick to understand new information and adapt to new environments
- Clarity of thought and expression
Desirable
- Leadership skills gained within the NHS or elsewhere
- Writing experience - clinical and/or non-clinical topics
- peer-reviewed publications and/or other communication (e.g. blog, letters to journals)
- Evidence of altruistic behaviour, e.g. voluntary work
Person Specification
Leadership & Management
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in local 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- Be fit to practice
- Hold a national training number
- 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)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical competencies in their 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
Quality / Service Improvement or Audit
Essential
- 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
- 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
Research
Essential
- 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
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
Education & Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
- Evidence of positive feedback on teaching approaches
Desirable
- Development of teaching programmes
- Participation in teaching courses
- Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
- Action learning sets / simulation instructor
Personal Skills
Essential
- Communication - Clarity in written / spoken communication
- Capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate
- Active listening and empathy
- Ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with others
- Ability to persuade, influence and negotiate
- Ability to communicate effectively under pressure
- Problem solving and decision making - Capacity to use logical / lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions, indicating an analytical / scientific approach and, where appropriate, creativity in problem solving
- Organisation and planning - Capacity to manage / prioritise time and information effectively
- Evidence of thoroughness (well prepared, self- disciplined / committed, punctual and meets deadlines)
- Capability to work with long timescales for delivery within agencies with differing priorities
- Coping with pressure and managing uncertainty - Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Capacity to manage conflicting demands
- Self-motivation, and resilience
- Initiative and ability to work autonomously
- Team working, leading and managing others - Can build effective teams and partnerships
- Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
- Understands and values contributions of others
- Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members through, for example, quality improvement
- Appropriate personal attributes - Quick to understand new information and adapt to new environments
- Clarity of thought and expression
Desirable
- Leadership skills gained within the NHS or elsewhere
- Writing experience - clinical and/or non-clinical topics
- peer-reviewed publications and/or other communication (e.g. blog, letters to journals)
- Evidence of altruistic behaviour, e.g. voluntary work
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 (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (opens in a new window).
