Job summary
Working Full time: 40 hours per work

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST WILL CLOSE EARLY ONCE SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED

Opportunities to work within a supportive environment within Geriatric Medicine and other General Internal Medicine specialties based at The Countess of Chester Hospital. Other specialties you may work within are, Respiratory Medicine, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Cardiology, Acute Medicine or General Medicine depending on service needs and preferences. The Division is committed to providing a training environment to support post holders in sitting specialty exams.

This post will provide excellent experience and training opportunities and would be ideal for doctors who have completed foundation training or equivalent and wishing to gain experience within hospital Medicine. The post-holder will be allocated a Supervising Consultant with regular meetings to discuss educational goals and achievements. You will be expected to participate in regular teaching that is available in line with your level of experience.

Desirable that candidates have previous NHS experience at min of F2 level or equivalent. The successful applicants may be required to cross cover within the various medical specialties. Posts involve the participation on one of the General Medicine on call rotas.

Main duties of the job

• Assessment of new patients.
• Plan medical treatments and appropriate outpatient investigations.
• Attendance on ward rounds and on occasion medical opinions provided for other specialities.
• Completion of discharge summaries.
• Provide senior support to junior members of the team particularly for deteriorating patients or procedures.
• The post-holder will be expected to assist with any other aspects of patient care as appropriate.
• Outpatient Clinics or Ambulatory clinic attendance as directed.

About us
The Trust's services are provided from three locations: o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds. o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility. o 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

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. Costswill 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 and Experience
Essential

• Full registration with the GMC with a license at the time of application.
• MBBS (or equivalent)
• Experience at minimum of 2 years post graduate at F1 & F2 level or equivalent evidence of competency.

Desirable

• Attendance at relevant course(s) e.g. ALS, ALERT
• UK NHS experience at F2 level or above

Clinical Care
Essential

• Competent in basic clinical procedures e.g. CPR, infection control, physical examination, history taking etc

Desirable

• Knowledge of UK health systems, practices and values and awareness of current issues in the NHS

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.

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).

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
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:
Medical Staffing
Medical Staffing
coch.medstaff@nhs.net
01244363425

Details
Date posted
22 September 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Doctor - other

Salary
£55,355 a year
pa

Contract
Fixed term

Duration
10 months

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
210-2026-686

Job locations
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom

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