Chief Registrar Post - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Job summary:

An exciting opportunity for the post of Chief Registrar has arisen for 2 enthusiastic and motivated junior doctors (ST4 or above) in any medical or surgical speciality with an interest in leadership and management.

The posts will be based at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) on either the Queen Elizabeth Hospital or Birmingham Heartlands Hospital/ Good Hope Hospital sites.

UHB is one of the highest performing NHS organisations in Europe with a proven international reputation for its quality of care, information technology, clinical education and training and research.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop strong leadership skills both within the Trust and also as part of the RCP programme.

This post will provide the appointee a unique opportunity to develop management skills for future consultant posts.

Applications are open to trainee doctors:

At ST4 or above
Working full time or lessthanfulltime
With a national training number (JSDs are not eligible for this post)
With full GMC registration.

This is a fixed-term role for minimum of 12 months. The role may be undertaken in programme or out of programme (training or experience).

Main duties, tasks & skills required:

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.

About us:

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.

This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description:

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 Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

The RCP leadership and management development programme commences in August/September 2023 and will involve some travel.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

Essential:

GMC full registration

Currently hold a national training number and are enrolled in a medical specialty training programme that includes Internal Medicine ST4 and above

Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes
Role discussed with educational supervisor and training programme director

Experience:

Essential:

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

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