Job summary
- Main area
- Chief Registrar
- Grade
- MT04
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 month contract - Aug/Sep start - dependent on specialty)
- Hours
- 16 hours per week (Full time or part time working available - QI Hub/Clinical Specialty)
- Job ref
- 382-DOC47-24-A
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- BTH
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £55,329 - £63,152 Per annum pro rata (dependent on grade and experience)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Chief Registrar
MT04
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated senior trainee (ST4 or above) with an interest in leadership, management and service improvement to join Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Chief Registrar, working with the Quality Improvement Hub.
Chief registrars have a tangible impact on service improvement, workforce transformation, engagement and morale, education and training and work to deliver better outcomes for patients, colleagues and organisations. Working as a chief registrar will provide the opportunity for an inspiring leader to make a meaningful difference, taking our Trust to the next level of achievement.
The chief registrar role at Blackpool will involve a minimum 2 days a week QI and we will aim to accommodate with your chosen specialty.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals has a well-established QI Hub Team who the chief registrar will work with as part of their role. The QI Hub Team which comprises of 10 staff members will be on hand to offer any support required.
Some of the projects Blackpool’s current and previous chief registrars have been involved in include:
- Improving the death certification process
- Expansion of Frailty services
- Safety culture in Paediatrics
- Achieving best practice standards against the national childhood asthma audit
- Process mapping the colorectal screening pathway
- Improvement of ergonomics in theatre
Main duties of the job
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.
The chief registrar role will suit trainees who:
- Want to learn about leadership and gain senior leadership experience
- 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
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated on the Fylde Coast just a 45 minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool,
Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary services in haematology, cystic fibrosis, cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery. We employ more than 6,500 staff, have approximately 900 beds and have a planned turnover in excess of £410m for 2017/2018.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resorts, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the Blackpool Tower.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- Be fit to practice
- Hold a national training number
- Should be ST4 or above
- Should not already hold a CCT or be within 12 months (ideally not within 18 months) of completion of training on intended start date
- Must have approval of TPD to apply
- Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes
Desirable criteria
- Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
Clinical
Essential criteria
- Evidence of clinical competencies in their 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
Research
Essential criteria
- Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
Leadership and Management
Essential criteria
- Evidence of effective 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 (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
- 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
- Interest in / knowledge of the delivery of safe, effective healthcare services
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 UK healthcare services
Education and Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
- Evidence of positive feedback on teaching approaches
Desirable criteria
- Development of teaching programmes
- Participation in teaching courses
- Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
- Action learning sets / simulation instructor
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Clarity in written / spoken communication
- Active listening and empathy
- Capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate
- Ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with others
- Ability to persuade, influence and negotiate
- Ability to communicate effectively under pressure
- Capacity to use logical / lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions, indicating an analytical / scientific approach and, where appropriate, creativity in problem solving
- Capacity to manage / prioritise time and information effectively
- Evidence of thoroughness (well prepared, self-disciplined / committed, punctual and meets deadlines)
- Capability to work with long timescales for delivery within agencies with differing priorities
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Capacity to manage conflicting demands
- Self-motivation, and resilience
- Initiative and ability to work autonomously
- Can build effective teams and partnerships
- Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
- Understands and values contributions of others
- Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members through, for example, quality improvement
- Quick to understand new information and adapt to new environments
- Clarity of thought and expression
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Self-starter, motivated, shows curiosity, initiative and enthusiasm)
- Demonstrates probity (displays honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality)
- Takes responsibility for own actions
- Commitment to personal and professional development
- Excellent computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- Leadership skills gained within the NHS or elsewhere
- Writing experience: - clinical and/or non-clinical topics - peer-reviewed publications and/or other communication (e.g. blog, letters to journals)
- Evidence of altruistic behaviour, e.g. voluntary work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Kate Goldberg
- Job title
- Director of Clinical and Medical Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 955244
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