# Chief Registrar for Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-registrar-for-medicine/3791d27f-1b41-4dab-81f2-26431d48b59c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-registrar-for-medicine/3791d27f-1b41-4dab-81f2-26431d48b59c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** General Internal Medicine - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £45715 - £69976 per annum plus LW allowance - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term Contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-28T13:20:55.917Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medicine/Medicine-v8177530 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8177530?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, ambitious and forward-thinking doctor to the role of Chief Registrar for Medicine within the Emergency & Integrated Care Division at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The Chief Registrar role is a nationally recognised leadership development opportunity for senior doctors and forms part of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Chief Registrar Programme. The role provides protected time to develop and implement local initiatives focused on service improvement, patient care, workforce sustainability, resident doctor engagement and morale, education and training, financial improvement, productivity, and organisational development. This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior trainee or equivalent grade doctor who is aspiring to develop a future career as a consultant clinical leader, medical manager, clinical director, medical educator, quality improvement leader, or senior NHS leader. The post is specifically designed to provide practical experience of clinical leadership within a complex NHS organisation, enabling the post holder to work alongside senior clinicians and managers to influence service delivery and organisational priorities. The post combines 70% clinical responsibilities in general medicine with 30% protected time dedicated to leadership, management, workforce, education, quality improvement and service transformation activities. ### Main duties of the job The successful applicant will work directly with Divisional Medical Leadership, Hospital Medical Director, Operational Management, Medical Education, and the Chief Medical Officer Team to develop leadership skills across a broad range of areas including: - Clinical leadership - Service redesign and transformation - Resident doctor engagement - Workforce planning - Medical education - Patient safety and quality improvement - Operational management - Change management - NHS strategy and performance - Multi-professional leadership The post holder will act as the Resident Lead for the NHS England Medical Engagement and Resident Doctor 10-Point Plan, helping to improve the experience, wellbeing, development and engagement of resident doctors within the Division. The role is ideally suited to individuals wishing to build a portfolio of leadership experience ahead of consultant appointment or future senior leadership positions within the NHS. The successful candidate will also have access to regional and national leadership development opportunities and will work alongside fellow Chief Registrars across the Trust and wider NHS network. This leadership focus aligns with the Trust's Chief Registrar programme approach and emphasis on service improvement, workforce engagement, education, and quality improvement. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached detailed job description for information on the main responsibilities and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrates leadership potential and an interest in developing a future career in clinical leadership and management. - Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills. - Ability to engage positively with colleagues across professional and organisational boundaries. - Sound understanding of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement principles. **Desirable** - Knowledge of NHS organisational structures and healthcare management processes. - Understanding of workforce planning, medical education and service transformation. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working at Registrar level within an acute hospital setting. - Experience managing acutely unwell medical patients within General Internal Medicine. - Experience participating in General Internal Medicine on-call rotas. - Evidence of involvement in audit, quality improvement, service development or patient safety initiatives. - Experience supervising, supporting and teaching junior doctors and medical students. - Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams. **Desirable** - Experience leading or coordinating quality improvement or service transformation projects. - Experience representing trainees, resident doctors or clinical teams. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Enthusiastic, motivated and committed to high-quality patient care. - Demonstrates professionalism, integrity and accountability. - Credible, approachable and collaborative leadership style. ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise. - ST4 or above in a recognised specialty training programme OR equivalent experience in a Senior Clinical Fellow / Locally Employed Doctor role. - MRCP (UK) completed. **Desirable** - Additional postgraduate qualification in leadership, management, education, quality improvement or healthcare improvement. ## Documents - [fr (pdf, 654.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481121) - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) - [job description - chief registrar for medicine (docx, 435.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481193) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.