Job overview
1 x Less than Full-time (LTFT 40%) RCP Chief Registrar
Fixed-term 11 months Sep 2025 – August 2026
We are seeking to appoint our 3rd Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Chief Registrar. This is increasingly seen as a vital role in our trust such has been the impact of current and previous post holders. This role is for 2 days per week over 11 months and is for registrars at ST4+ able to commit to reducing their training to 60% for the duration of the post.
This post is based at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Preston Hospital and of course where possible remote working is supported as appropriate. The successful appointee will have the opportunity to develop programmes of work in areas of special interest, working closely with their mentor and relevant colleagues - including our well established excellent Continuous Improvement team.
We are looking for those with leadership experience, or potential, who are dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic. Please see the RCP website for more information on the programme and role -
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. 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 resident doctor 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 resident doctors to engage in quality improvement.
·Involvement in workforce planning and improving the deployment of resident doctors 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.
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.
Working for our organisation
The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the Major Acute trusts in the North West with all the usual specialities on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Trauma, Neurosciences, Oncology, Plastic Surgery & Burns, Vascular Surgery in addition to Renal Medicine. Undergraduate medical student teaching is well respected and an essential component for all departments within our Trust as we develop active and developing links with the Universities of Manchester and Central Lancashire.
Lancashire is an attractive area to live and has many facilities available locally. The cities of Manchester and Liverpool are within easy reach. Recreational facilities are many and varied, with the Lake District, Ribble Valley, Yorkshire Dales and the Fylde Coast nearby.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Full registration with General Medical Council
2. Be fit to practise
3. Should be NTN ST4 or above
4. Can include locally employed doctors at experience equivalent to ST4 or above
5. Should not already hold a CCT or expected to leave the programme before completion
6. Must have approval of TPD to apply (NTNs
7. Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes or appraisal
Desirable criteria
8. Additional relevant degree (intercalated, master’s or doctorate)