Job overview

Fixed Term: 12 months | 40hrs per week (Part-time considered) 

Sheffield Children’s is excited to offer a unique opportunity for senior doctors in training (ST-4 level or above, or equivalent experience), interested in leadership, management, and quality improvement. You will join our Chief Registrar Programme, where you’ll help to enhance education and training initiatives. 

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to play an important part in establishing Sheffield Children’s Hospital as a Centre of Excellence for Training and to enhance the Resident Doctor experience.

• Mentorship from the Director of Medical Education and Deputy Medical Director, offering unique insights into NHS leadership and structures.

• 40%-50% protected time (0.4-0.5 WTE) to focus on leadership, management, and quality improvement programmes.

• Participation in the Chief Registrar Programme with bespoke leadership development through the Royal College of Physicians.

This role will provide you with the skills, confidence, and experience needed for future leadership roles in healthcare, with a supportive environment to drive meaningful change.

For more details about the Chief Registrar Programme, please visit Royal College of Physicians.

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the Director of Medical Education, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead a paired learning scheme partnering senior resident doctors with operational/management colleagues to gain valuable management experience alongside educational support.

• Develop and deliver an educational package focused on entry-level research skills for resident doctors, aligning with postgraduate research curriculum competencies.

• Establish and lead a working group to review and improve the Health Toolbox resources used at Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

• Contribute to membership exam teaching and develop related content, depending on your specialty.

Working for our organisation

At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:

1. Outstanding Patient Care
2. Brilliant Place to work
3. Leaders in Children’s Health

We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.

As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.