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Chief Registrar
Grade
ST4+ (MT04/MT05)
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (from 7th October 2026)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
220-EIM-MED-7925359
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whittington Health
Town
London
Salary
£65,048 - £73,992 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/05/2026 23:59

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Chief Registrar

ST4+ (MT04/MT05)

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Job overview

We are looking for an ST4 or above (or CESP (CP) equivalent) to join us as part of the RCP Chief Registrar programme to start at the beginning of October 2026. All candidates must hold a national training number. This is an essential requirement and trainees will require approval from their TPD before applying.

 

The chief registrar role is a leadership role for senior specialty trainees. The role provides 50% protected time to develop and implement local initiatives within the QI and patient safety work streams at Whittington Health. It will focus on, for example, service improvement, engagement and morale, education and training, workforce and sustainability. The post would be most suited to a  trainee in a medical specialty as would involve on call work as duty medical registrar. Applicants from any other speciality should discuss their interest with Dr  Clarissa Murdoch who will explore if we have local opportunities and funding to match other specialty interest.

 

Chief registrars benefit from access to a bespoke development programme provided by the RCP, which runs from September 2026 to June 2027 and comprises five 2-day modules that chief registrars are expected to attend.

Please note this post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

 

Main duties of the job

The Whittington Chief Registrar will be working On Trust QI and patient safety 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 development of new roles across the MDT to support a sustainable workforce.
  • 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 will attend departmental and divisional management meetings to gain an understanding of management and the wider social, political and economic influences on healthcare delivery. They will also have an opportunity to attend Board meetings.  In addition they will be supported to lead any session on service development, improvement and transformation for which they have direct responsibility.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.  We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.  The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • ST4 or above
Desirable criteria
  • Eligibility for Specialist Registration (Combined Programmes) (CESR(CP)).

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Service improvement- redesigning pathways
  • Establishing new services to improve flow and outcomes for patients.
Desirable criteria
  • Implementing new technology

Skills/Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Effective communication skills, written/spoken
  • Problem Solving & Decision Making
  • Promotes equality and values diversity

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerDisability confident committed

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in a good time to avoid disappointment .

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clarissa Murdoch
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 7288 3037

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Address
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
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