Resident Doctor Peer Lead

The Resident Doctor Peer Lead is responsible, alongside the Board Lead, for championing and overseeing initiatives that improve the working lives and wellbeing of Resident Doctors.

The role ensures Resident Doctors' voices are heard at the highest level and that the organisation maintains strong, transparent, and accountable systems to support them throughout their training.

The RDPL will help drive local change to support trainee welfare, equity, and professional development.

• Facilitate Trust-level initiatives to deliver on the NHS England 10-Point Plan for Resident Doctor wellbeing.
• Provide expert advice and feedback to operational colleagues on monitoring and reporting progress to the Trust Board and Resident Doctors.
• Prepare reports for the Board, Trust committees, and external bodies as required.
• Ensure alignment with national and regional NHS England guidance and timelines.
• Advocate for protected time and space for self-directed learning, portfolio work, and rest.
• Support the development/enhancement of rest areas, on-call facilities, access to hot meals/snacks, and adequate locker space.
• Promote and encourage the use of Exception Reporting systems.

• Act as the representative voice of Resident Doctors, advocating their perspectives at Trust Board and senior management meetings.
• Escalate systemic issues raised by peers to senior leadership and educational governance processes, collaborating to find pragmatic solutions.
• Proactively solicit feedback from Resident Doctors across departments and rotations, ensuring diverse and equitable representation.
• Serve as a point of contact for queries, concerns, or suggestions from Resident Doctors.
• Develop and embed mechanisms for ongoing listening (surveys, forums, focus groups).
• Participate in local Trust meetings established to deliver and monitor progress against the 10-point programme.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

• Extensive range of learning opportunities, NHS Pension Scheme, Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions, Comprehensive health and wellbeing support, NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme, Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

• Date posted: 01 October 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade:
  Doctor - other
• Salary: £55,355 to £76,582 a year
• Salary will be paid at current grade
• Contract:
  
  Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern:
  Part-time
• Reference number:
• Job locations:
  Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, DN2 5LT
  , United Kingdom

Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

• Resident Doctor in training, post-foundation level

• Experience in leadership roles (e.g., leadership fellow, chief registrar)

• Satisfactory progression in training

• Previous involvement in wellbeing or advocacy initiatives

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to…