Chief Registrar in Emergency Medicine

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Chief Registrar in Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 25 September 2026

The chief registrar role is a leadership role for senior specialty trainees or equivalent wanting to develop their leadership and non-clinical skills within the department.

The post will be 50% clinical and 50% non-clinical with the opportunity to implement local initiatives.

Applicants should hold a National Training Number at ST4 or above, or equivalent (locally employed doctor with equivalent experience).

Main duties of the job

The chief registrar role is a leadership role for senior specialty trainees or equivalent wanting to develop their leadership and non-clinical skills within the department.

The post will be 50% clinical and 50% non-clinical with the opportunity to implement local initiatives.

Applicants should hold a National Training Number at ST4 or above, or equivalent (locally employed doctor with equivalent experience).

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years ().

We have four primary goals:

high-quality care for all,

being a great place to work,

partnerships for impact, and

research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

we are compassionate,

we are proud,

we are inclusive, and

we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

Job responsibilities

The Chief registrar will focus on addressing key local challenges and priorities, which may

include some or all of the following:

Non Clinical

Service Improvement ( redesigning pathways, implementing new technology and looking at ways to improve flow and patient experiences)

Providing a bridge between senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider traineeworkforce to improve communication, engagement and morale.

Service improvement, for example redesigning pathways, implementing newtechnology and establishing new services to improve flow and outcomes for patients.

Link closely with the education team to provide and deliver high quality training and educational materials for all grades.

Working across teams and boundaries to engage stakeholders in quality improvement and influence change.

Attend departmental meetings and work closely with the consultant body.

Clinical

Whilst on duty the appointee will be clinically and professionally responsible for their patients. It will also be their duty to:

The candidate will take on the responsibility of making decisions at a senior level.

Keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition

Involve patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment

Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply in particular with the GMCs guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time;

Carry out any work related to and reasonably incidental to the duties set out in their Job Plan e.g. the keeping of records and the provision of reports, the proper delegation of tasks, maintaining skills and knowledge.

Carry out initial assessments, investigations and manage patients in the Emergency Department

Supervise clinically in the department

Participate in teaching for junior medical staff and nursing staff

Admit and discharge patients safely from the Emergency Department

• Ensure a safe and high standard of care of all patients in the Emergency Department

Work flexibility between all areas of the department.

Participate in the running of the department

Training & Qualifications

• oBasic Medical Degree
• oFRCEM intermediate or equivalent
• oFull GMC Registration

Experience

• oCompleted Emergency Medicine CT3 by August 26.
• oEvidence of progress towards career goal
• oPreviously worked at ST4 level or above in Emergency Medicine
• oCommitment to extended leadership role
• Teaching qualification (e.g. ALS instructor, PG cert. Medical Education)

Communication and relationship skills

• oEvidence of good communication skills and collaborative working
• oAble to work as part of a team under pressure
• oEvidence of previous public speaking/presentations

Management and Judgement skills

• oExperience in mentoring peers
• oUnderstanding of the NHS, its strategy and current issues pertinent to Emergency Medicine
• oAble to follow UHL policies and guidance

Skills

• oEffective & efficient time management
• oOrganisational skills
• oKnowledge of Nervecentre

Planning and organisation skills

• oEvidence of involvement in an audit

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust