Chief Registrar | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,170 - £57,397 per annum + Ldn Weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, W2 1NY |
| Company: | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7794388/290-TDPA-223 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated senior trainee (ST4 or above or equivalent) with an interest in leadership, management and quality improvement to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a chief registrar on the RCP Chief Registrar Programme.
The medical chief registrar will be attached to the Division of Medicine and Integrated Care (MIC), which operates Trust-wide, and the acute medicine team at St Mary’s Hospital – contributing to the medical take, care of medical inpatients and same day emergency care (SDEC) services.
The chief registrar will have 40% protected time to develop skills and confidence in leadership, management and quality improvement. Projects will be tri-site within MIC and may also extend to other divisions. Projects may include service improvement, engagement and morale, workforce wellbeing, and sustainability.
Chief registrars benefit from access to a bespoke development programme provided by the RCP, which runs from September 2026 to June 2027 and comprises five 2-day modules that post holders are expected to attend.
The duration of the post is 1 year.
This post is 60% clinical within the department of Acute Medicine at St Mary’s and 40% managerial within the MIC division.
The chief registrar will work with the divisional director and head of operations for the MIC division on a number of projects. These will include:
• Providing a bridge between senior clinical leaders, managers and the wider trainee workforce to improve communication, engagement and morale
• Involvement in workforce planning and improving the deployment of trainees to meet service needs and improve morale
• Service improvement projects to improve patient flow and safety within acute medicine
• Developing and maintaining up-to-date project documentation, and producing periodic progress reports
The chief registrar will also attend departmental, divisional management and executive meetings to understand the infrastructure and running of the Trust and how wider social, political and economic factors influence health care delivery.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
The Chief Registrar role combines 60% clinical work in Acute Medicine at St Mary’s Hospital with 40% protected leadership and management time within the Medicine and Integrated Care Division at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Clinical duties
• Deliver safe, effective patient care within Acute Medicine
• Participate in the acute medical take, inpatient care and on-call rota
• Work closely with junior doctors and the multidisciplinary team under consultant supervision
• Support Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and specialty clinics as agreed
• Maintain high standards of documentation, handover and patient safety
Leadership and management duties
• Act as a link between senior leaders, managers and the trainee workforce
• Lead and support service improvement and quality improvement projects
• Contribute to workforce planning and trainee deployment
• Support initiatives to improve patient flow, safety, wellbeing and morale
• Develop and maintain project plans, documentation and progress reports
Education and professional responsibilities
• Participate fully in the RCP Chief Registrar Programme
• Maintain a leadership and learning portfolio
• Attend departmental, divisional and executive meetings
Maintain GMC registration and uphold Trust values and professional standards
This advert closes on Monday 23 Feb 2026