Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Gastroenterologist

The closing date is 02 December 2026

Job summary
Working Full time: 10 sessions per week

The successful candidate will be permanent full-time Consultant in Gastroenterology. The main requirement of this post is to support the Gastroenterology & IBD service, and will contribute towards out of hours working. On-call duties are 1:8, and we have ambitions for a 1:10, including development of a 7-day in-patient service as well as facilitation of the 18-week referral to treatment target for outpatients.

The candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of Gastroenterology Consultants to provide a comprehensive service.

Main duties of the job
This is a 10PA job plan. This will include direct clinical care 'programmed activities' including:-

• Gastro Clinics
• Endoscopy Lists
• On call
• Patient Related Admin

Up to 2.5 supporting professional activities

This will vary dependent upon successful Candidate's interests, skills, and service needs. All sessions are subject to negotiation and availability of resources. Flexible working patterns and remote working is possible for some sessions and would be considered on an individual case by case basis.

About us
The Trust's services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.

The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 210-2026-824
Job locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Skills
Essential

• MB ChB or equivalent
• MRCP or UK equivalent
• On Specialist Register of the General Medical Council (GMC) or within six months of anticipated CCT in Gastroenterology date on the date of interview
• Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• Competent and holding JAG Accreditation for upper and/or lower GI diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree (e.g.) MD/MSc

Clinical Experience and Effectiveness
Essential

• Wide clinical experience in General (Internal) medicine

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: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: The Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Clinical Lead
Dr Ian Reilly
i.reilly@nhs.net
01244366903

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