Find all chief registrar recruitment guidance and resources for NHS organisations here. The Chief Registrar Programme develops chief registrars with the skills to lead and transform healthcare of the future.
Guidance for recruiting organisationsExpressing an interest
Expressions of interest for 2025/26 are now open until 3 March 2025.
Before starting recruitment, NHS organisations should complete an expression of interest form and return it to chiefregistrar@rcp.ac.uk to reserve a provisional place(s) on the Chief Registrar Programme. If we do not receive an expression of interest, we will not be able to reserve an indicative place for a chief registrar from your organisation.
You can submit an expression of interest by completing our online form using the link below. Upon submission, we will contact you regarding next steps within one week.
If you require a downloadable form, please fill out this form. Upon completion of your form, kindly email it to chiefregistrar@rcp.ac.uk.
Once an indicative place has been reserved, and you have received confirmation from the Royal College of Physicians, the organisation can then procced to recruit a chief registrar. When all the indicative places have been allocated, organisations will be placed on a waiting list and offered an indicative place when one becomes available.
The RCP has expanded the Chief Registrar Programme to all physician and non-physician specialties in response to demand. We encourage you to take an organisation-wide overview of which departments your chief registrar(s) will be located in.
Expression of Interest (EOI)Funding arrangements
Costs associated with recruiting a chief registrar vary according to whether the role is carried out in or out of programme. The cost per place is £4,219 (VAT exempt).
Expressions of interest can be submitted before funding arrangements are confirmed, but recruiting organisations must provide the RCP with an update on recruitment. This is so any places which have not been recruited to can be reallocated to other organisations.
Starting recruitment
Once you have expressed an interest, and received confirmation of your place, your NHS organisation can start the recruitment process.
The RCP can provide you with a sample job description and other useful documents, tailored to your local requirements.
Should you wish to make significant changes to the job description, please discuss this with the RCP.
Chief registrar job description and person specificationConfirming appointment of your chief registrar
Please let us know as soon as you have recruited your chief registrar.
To do this please complete the appointment details form and return it to chiefregistrar@rcp.ac.uk. If we do not receive confirmation that you have or are appointing a chief registrar, we reserve the right to re-allocate the indicative place to an organisation on the waiting list.
Chief registrar appointment formHear from participants
Dr Wakana Teranaka attended the Chief Registrar Programme 2023 – 24. Hear the positive impact Wakana felt her attendance on the Chief Registrar Programme had for her trust and how the programme supported her to implement a QI project in the workplace.
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