Specialty Doctor in Elderly Medicine

Overview

Working Full or Part time. This is a post based at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Ellesmere Port Hospital.

Working Full or Part time. This is a post based at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Ellesmere Port Hospital. Additional PAs may be available subject to job plan agreement / participation in out of hours Rota and needs of the service. The post holder will support on the Medicine Registrar on-call Rota. The successful applicant will be working alongside four other specialty doctors in a rotational post.

The post rotates through a hyperacute stroke unit, general elderly medicine ward and frailty unit in a vibrant and expanding elderly care department. They will assist the Elderly Medicine Consultants in the care of in-patients and assessing and reviewing patients. The department is committed to supporting our speciality doctors  career pathways either through membership qualifications or CESR.

The successful candidate will be a full time appointment working for the Care of the Elderly Team. They will ensure Specialty Doctor cover is provided for general inpatients and the acute frailty unit. Consideration will be given to applicants wishing to work part-time/job-share.

• Assessment of new patients
• Monitor complex medical problems
• Plan maintenance medical treatment and appropriate outpatient investigations
• Support consultant ward rounds
• Provide cross cover
• Participate on the registrar GIM Rota

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

Date posted 21 January 2026

Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade Specialty Doctor

Salary £61,542 to £99,216 a year pa pro rata

Contract Fixed term

Duration 18 months

Working pattern Full-time, Part-time

Reference number
-A

Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL

Job responsibilities See Job Description For Further Details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. 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. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Entry Criteria for Grade

• Essential:
  Shall have completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent) with at least two in General Medicine (SHO level) or equivalent experience.
• Current Full Registration and licence to practise with the General Medical Council

• Medical Degree approved for registration with GMC with a licence to practise
• MRCP Part 1 or equivalent
• ALS

• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• Stroke Medicine experience