Chief Registrar

Job overview

Chief Registrar in Emergency Medicine.

The chief registrar will  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.

All candidates must hold a national training number. This is an essential requirement. The chief registrar role may be undertaken in programme or out of programme (training or experience), to be determined locally depending on local workforce requirements and individual training needs and preferences. Any necessary extension to certificate of completion of training (CCT) date is also negotiated and approved locally, with involvement of the head of school where appropriate. Approval of the relevant specialist advisory committee will be required for OOPT requests. Trainees must discuss applications for chief registrar roles with their education supervisor and TPD in advance of applying. Permission to apply for the role must be obtained from the TPD.

Main duties of the job

Minimum 12-month post 40% protected time for chief registrar role; 60% clinical practice. This is an essential requirement.

The chief registrar job description is broad in scope in order to allow chief registrars and recruiting organisations to have autonomy and flexibility over the work the chief registrar undertakes. Chief registrars should focus on addressing key local challenges and 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 improving the deployment of trainees to meet service needs and improve morale.

Improving efficiency and reducing waste.  Working across teams and boundaries to engage stakeholders in quality improvement and influence change.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Involvement in and exposure to senior management and organisational decision-making The chief registrar should attend departmental and divisional management meetings to gain an understanding of management and the wider social, political and economic influences on healthcare delivery. Where possible and appropriate, they should attend Board meetings. They should lead any sessions on service development, improvement and transformation for which they have direct responsibility.