Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Oldham Hospital Town Oldham Closing 01/07/2025 23:59
ST4+
Job overview
The Chief Registrar role is a leadership role for senior specialty resident doctors whom hold a National Training Number. The role provides 40% protected time to develop and implement local initiatives focusing on, for example, service improvement, engagement and morale, education and training, workforce and sustainability.
Chief Registrars benefit from access to a bespoke taught development programme provided by the RCP, which runs from September 2025 – June 2026 and comprises five 2-day modules that chief registrars are expected to attend.
Main duties of the job
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 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Qualifications / training
* Full registration with General Medical Council
* Should be NTN ST4 or above. Can include locally employed doctors at experience equivalent to ST4 or above
* Additional relevant degree (intercalated, master’s or doctorate)
Clinical Skills
* Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training (or equivalent)
* An appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
* Ability to prioritise clinical need
Research
* Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
* Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods
Quality / service improvement or audit
* 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
* 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
The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.
For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.
The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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