• Job Description

  Req#: C9334-25-0475?language=en&page=439&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated higher psychiatry resident doctor (ST4 or above) with an interest in leadership, management and quality improvement to join South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust as a chief registrar.

  Main duties of the job

  The chief registrar role provides higher residents with roughly 40% protected time (20% of which is special interest 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 residents 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.

  About us

  The chief registrar at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust will be mentored by the Chief Medical Officer and gain a unique insight into NHS leadership and management processes, as well as deeper knowledge of NHS structures and stakeholders.

  The chief registrar will be expected to attend modules delivered as part of the RCP's bespoke development programme, which will cover, for example, change management, team culture and development, quality improvement, leadership, influencing and personal resilience.

  Applications are open to higher resident doctors:

  • At ST4 level or above
  • Working full time or less-than-full-time
  • Who have a national training number
  • Who have full GMC registration.

  This is a fixed-term role for 12 months and will be undertaken in programme where roughly 40% of their role (including 20% special interest) will be as 'Chief Registrar' and the rest undertaking their usual training route, including participation in the acute on-call rota.

  In the first instance, applications must be discussed with your educational supervisor and training programme director (TPD), and permission to apply must be granted by the TPD.

  Details

  Date posted

  19 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Specialty registrar

  Salary

  Depending on experience £61,825 - £70,425 per annum (pro rata if LTFT)

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  334-COR-7204083-JA

  Job locations

  Maudsley Hospital

  London

  SE5 8AZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To find out more information about this initiative please consult the RCP website:

  Chief Registrar Programme guidance for resident doctors | RCP

  For a discussion about the chief registrar post, please contact Dr Gopinath Ranjith - Gopinath.Ranjith@slam.nhs.uk

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To find out more information about this initiative please consult the RCP website:

  Chief Registrar Programme guidance for resident doctors | RCP

  For a discussion about the chief registrar post, please contact Dr Gopinath Ranjith - Gopinath.Ranjith@slam.nhs.uk

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Full registration with General Medical Council
  • Hold a national training number
  • Should be ST4 or above
  • Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes

  Desirable

  • Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)

  Clinical Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training
  • An appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
  • Ability to work without supervision where appropriate
  • Ability to prioritise clinical need, maximise safety and minimise risk

  Research

  Essential

  • Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
  • Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods

  Desirable

  • Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations

  Leadership and Management

  Essential

  • Evidence of effective team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or workplace-based assessments
  • Interest in and knowledge of the importance of leadership and management for clinicians

  Desirable

  • Evidence of involvement in local management systems
  • Evidence of effective leadership (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)

  Quality / service improvement or audit

  Essential

  • 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

  Desirable

  • 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

  Education and teaching

  Essential

  • Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching

  Desirable

  • Development of teaching programmes

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Full registration with General Medical Council
  • Hold a national training number
  • Should be ST4 or above
  • Evidence of satisfactory / more than satisfactory progress through training, including annual review of competence progression (ARCP) outcomes

  Desirable

  • Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)

  Clinical Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of clinical competencies in their specialty appropriate for their stage in training
  • An appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
  • Ability to work without supervision where appropriate
  • Ability to prioritise clinical need, maximise safety and minimise risk

  Research

  Essential

  • Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
  • Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods

  Desirable

  • Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations

  Leadership and Management

  Essential

  • Evidence of effective team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or workplace-based assessments
  • Interest in and knowledge of the importance of leadership and management for clinicians

  Desirable

  • Evidence of involvement in local management systems
  • Evidence of effective leadership (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)

  Quality / service improvement or audit

  Essential

  • 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

  Desirable

  • 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

  Education and teaching

  Essential

  • Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching

  Desirable

  • Development of teaching programmes

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Maudsley Hospital

  London

  SE5 8AZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Maudsley Hospital

  London

  SE5 8AZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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