Job summary
- Main area
- General Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: ST4+
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 275-0424CRSS
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gillingham, Kent
- Salary
- £43,923 - £55,329 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Chief Registrar (Surgical Services) – Medway NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Medical & Dental: ST4+
Job overview
Chief Registrar – Surgery
Recruitment support from the Royal College of Physicians
Interview Date: TBC
This is a fixed-term role for a period of 12 months.
We are recruiting for a Chief Registrar - Surgical Services who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated senior doctor in training (above ST4 or equivalent) with an interest in leadership, management and quality improvement to join Surgery as a chief registrar.
The chief registrar role provides senior trainees with 40-50% protected time to develop skills and confidence in leadership, management and quality improvement. Learning that chief registrars gain from the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP’s) bespoke development programme will be put into practice in a supported environment that provides autonomy, flexibility and support 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.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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.
This is a fixed-term role for minimum of 12 months. For those with an NTN, the role can be undertaken in programme or out of programme (training or experience) and must be discussed with your educational supervisor and training programme director (TPD), and permission to apply must be granted by the TPD. For a discussion about the chief registrar post, especially those in LED posts
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Full registration with General Medical Council
- • Be fit to practice
- • Should be NTN ST4 or above
- • Can include Locally Employed Doctors at experience equivalent to ST4 or above
- • Should not already hold a CCT or expected to complete training during the programme
- • 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 appraisal
Desirable criteria
- • Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training (or equivalent)
- • 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
Leadership and Management
Essential criteria
- • 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Nabeel Qureshi
- Job title
- Consultant in General Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
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