Chief Registrar - Sheffield - ref. e7673515

Job overview

Fixed Term: 12 months| 40%-50% protected time (0.4-0.5 WTE)

Sheffield Children’s is excited to offer a unique opportunity for senior doctors in training (ST-4 level or above, or equivalent experience), interested in leadership, management, and quality improvement. You will join our Chief Registrar Programme, where you’ll help to enhance education and training initiatives.

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to play an important part in establishing Sheffield Children’s Hospital as a Centre of Excellence for Training and to enhance the Resident Doctor experience.
• Mentorship from the Director of Medical Education and Deputy Medical Director, offering unique insights into NHS leadership and structures.
• 40%-50% protected time (0.4-0.5 WTE) to focus on leadership, management, and quality improvement programmes.
• Participation in the Chief Registrar Programme with bespoke leadership development through the Royal College of Physicians.

This role will provide you with the skills, confidence, and experience needed for future leadership roles in healthcare, with a supportive environment to drive meaningful change.

For more details about the Chief Registrar Programme, please visit Royal College of Physicians.

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the Director of Medical Education, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead a paired learning scheme partnering senior resident doctors with operational/management colleagues to gain valuable management experience alongside educational support.
• Develop and deliver an educational package focused on entry-level research skills for resident doctors, aligning with postgraduate research curriculum competencies.
• Establish and lead a working group to review and improve the Health Toolbox resources used at Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
• Contribute to membership exam teaching and develop related content, depending on your specialty.

Working for our organisation

At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:

1. Outstanding Patient Care
2. Brilliant Place to work
3. Leaders in Children’s Health

We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.

As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.

Sheffield Children's provides great benefits to support your wellbeing, with excellent annual leave and pension schemes, health programmes, and exclusive discounts—helping you succeed at work and beyond.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.

Diversity Statement

At Sheffield Children’s, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone’s success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.

Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs.

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Person specification

Qualifications/Training

• Resident Doctors with a National Training Number (NTN) working at ST4 level or above at the first instance.
• Locally Employed Doctors (LED) at equivalent experience of ST4 or above
• Must hold full GMC Registration

• Additional relevant degree (intercalated, master’s or doctorate)

Quality/service improvement or audit

• Evidence of active involvement in quality improvement, audit, research or other activity that focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement and innovation
• Interest in/knowledge of the delivery of safe, effective healthcare services

• 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

Education and teaching

• Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
• Evidence of positive feedback on teaching approaches

• Participation in teaching courses
• Participation in degree or diploma courses in education

Communication

• Clarity in written/spoken communication
• Capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate
• Ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with others
• Ability to persuade, influence and negotiate

Problem solving and decision making

• Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions, indicating an analytical/scientific approach and, where appropriate, creativity in problem solving

Organisation and planning

• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
• Evidence of thoroughness (well prepared, self-disciplined/committed, punctual and meets deadlines)
• Capability to work with timescales for delivery within agencies with differing priorities

Coping with pressure and managing uncertainty

• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Initiative and ability to work autonomously

Team working, leading and managing others

• Can build effective teams and partnerships
• Ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams

• Leadership skills gained within the NHS or elsewhere

Computer skills

• Excellent computer literacy