Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated senior doctor in training (above ST4 or equivalent) with an interest in leadership, management, and quality improvement to join Specialist Hospitals Board at University College London Hospital as a chief registrar. Successful applicants will work in a leadership role across the entire Board, and clinically within one of the departments below:
- Neuroanaesthetics
- Clinical Neuroradiology
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Neuropsychiatry
- Neuropathology
- Neurology
- Neurointensive Care Medicine
- Neurosurgery
- Neurorehabilitation Medicine
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Stroke
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Neonatology
- Paediatrics & Adolescents
- ENT
- Audiovestibular Medicine
The chief registrar role provides senior trainees with 40–50% protected time to develop skills and confidence in leadership, management, and quality improvement. Learning that chief registrars gain from the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP’s) bespoke development programme will be put into practice in a supported environment that provides autonomy, flexibility and support to develop and support projects that address key local challenges and priorities. This may include service improvement, engagement and morale, education and training, workforce, and sustainability.
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.
The chief registrar will be mentored by a senior clinical leader within the organisation and gain a unique insight into NHS leadership and management processes, as well as deeper knowledge of NHS structures and stakeholders.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Palwasha Mehrzad Job title: Head of workforce Email address: palwasha.mehrzad@nhs.net
