Chief Registrar - Stevenage, United Kingdom - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Description

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated trainee physician (ST4 or above) with an interest in leadership and management to join East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust as chief registrar in General Medicine (aligned with your parent specialty). There is one 12 month fixed term vacancy to start 7^th August 2024 or 4^th September 2024. 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.

Main duties of the job

Providing a 'bridge' between the junior doctor workforce, senior clinical leaders and managerial staff to improve engagement. Quality Improvement (QI) and service development/redesign to improve outcomes for patients, for example co-ordination of medical care. Planning, developing and improving the quality of education and training activities, and supporting/motivating other trainees. Involvement in workforce planning and transformation, and the deployment of medical staff and allied health professionals to meet healthcare challenges. Working across teams and boundaries to engage stakeholders and influence change. There is significant autonomy for individual chief registrars to use their leadership and management skills to address a wide variety of challenges faced by their organisations.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The chief registrar role is a senior leadership and management role for higher specialty trainee doctors. The role allows a minimum of 40% protected time to develop and implement local initiatives focusing on, for example, service improvement, workforce transformation, engagement and morale, and education and training. Chief registrars benefit from access to a bespoke leadership and management development programme provided by the RCP, which commences in August/September 2024.

The chief registrar will ideally report to and be mentored by the medical director, a nominated deputy, or other senior clinical leader. The mentor role requires a minimum time commitment of monthly meetings with the chief registrar, and this commitment should be taken into account when nominating a suitable mentor. The chief registrar will also have a named educational supervisor for their role, who may or may not be the same as their clinical supervisor. There will be formal educational oversight of the role, with an induction, educational agreement, personal development plan and regular appraisals.

Person specification

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Should be ST4 or above.

Desirable criteria

• NHS experience

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
• Hold a national training number and be enrolled in a medical specialty training programme that ideally includes internal medicine.
• Should not hold CCT or be within 12 months of completion of training on intended start date.
• Approval of TPD to apply
• Evidence of satisfactory/more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes
• Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs.
• Evidences engagement with appraisal and revalidation.

Desirable criteria

• Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)

Skills

Essential criteria

• Competences in managing medical emergencies.
• Evidence of clinical competencies in their medical 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.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (e.g. ALERT, IMPACT certification, ALS instructor)

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Research

Essential criteria

• Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Understanding of research methodology
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of involvement in a formal research project
• Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications/presentations

Leadership and Management

Essential criteria

• Evidence of 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 criteria

• Evidence of involvement in local management systems
• Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
• Understanding of leadership theory and practice
• Understanding of NHS management and resources
• 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

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 the UK healthcare services

Education and Teaching

Essential criteria

• Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
• Evidence of good feedback on teaching approaches

Desirable criteria

• Development of teaching programmes
• Participation in teaching courses
• Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
• ALS/simulation instructor

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty.
• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning.
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.