Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- Registrar
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Commencement August 2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 320-MDR-7165651-SM
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £65,048 - £73,992 per annum (salary dependant on NTN grade)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/07/2025
Employer heading

Chief Registrar: ED Specialty Trainee
Registrar
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
Have you got what it takes to be a Chief Registrar in Derby?
Are you an ED Specialty Trainee?
Are you a capable medical registrar looking for new opportunities to develop your leadership skills?
Are you keen to join a team of clinicians, managers and leaders that believe in change?
Are you ready for a new challenge in August 2025?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated trainee ED physician (ST4 or above) with an interest in leadership and management to join University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust as a Chief Medical Registrar starting in August 2025. The post will be based at the Royal Derby Hospital.
Main duties of the job
This role provides a senior higher specialty (ED) trainee with the opportunity to develop valuable skills in leadership and management. The role is devised to ensure 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, education and training and work to deliver better outcomes for patients, colleagues and organisations.
Trainees will 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. The clinical component (60%) can be modified according to your individual needs in collaboration with your training programme
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
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Chief Medical Registrar will be supported both by the medical division senior management team and nationally from the bespoke leadership and management development programme provided by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
This years RCP leadership and management development programme commences in August/September 2025 and will involve some travel. The RCP cannot reimburse travel and accommodation expenses. The Trust will pay the programme fees for 2025/26
Applications are open to trainee Emergency Medicine physicians:
- At ST4 or above in Emergency Medicine
- Working full time or less-than-full-time
- With a National Training Number (NTN)
- With full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Who do not hold a CCT or be within 6 months of completion of training on intended start date
This is a fixed-term role, starting in August 2025, for a minimum of 12 months. The role can be undertaken in programme or out of programme (training or experience). Less than full time applications are welcomed.
Applications must be discussed with your current educational supervisor and training programme director (TPD) and permission to apply must be granted by the TPD (where applicable).
As this post is funded by the Deanery, applications will only be accepted by candidates that hold a National Training Number (NTN) and retain this for the duration of the post. The post is available to doctors in training who will rotate to UHDB in August 2025 or whom will apply via their TPD for OOPE/T in order to undertake this post. This position cannot be offered on a locally employed contract due to the funding.
Interview date: Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full registration with General Medical Council with a licence to practice on application
Eligiblity
Essential criteria
- Hold a National Training Number and be enrolled in a medical specialty training programme that ideally includes internal medicine
- ST4 or above ED Specialty Trainee
- Should not hold CCT or be within 12 months of completion of training on intended start date
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full membership of RCP
Desirable criteria
- Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
- Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (eg ALERT, IMPACT certification, ALS instructor)
Management / QI / Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of active involvement in quality improvement, audit, research or other activity that focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement and innovation
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement in local management systems
- Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
- 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
- ALS / simulation instructor
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Lisa Crowley
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 340141
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