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Job summary

Main area
Care of the Elderly Medicine
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (with GIM on call)
Job ref
210-2025-581
Employer
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Countess of Chester Hospital
Town
Chester
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
06/10/2025

Employer heading

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant in Care of the Elderly Medicine Specialising in Stroke

Consultant

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.  
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit. 

Job overview

Working Full time - 10 Sessions per week

Applications are invited for a substantive post for the position of Consultant Geriatrician with a specialist interest in Stroke.

The Elderly Medicine department has expanded rapidly over the past seven years and this additional post will bring the number of Geriatricians within the department to fourteen.

Such rapid growth has offered many opportunities for service development in Elderly Medicine providing a comprehensive portfolio of specialist elderly care services. The team has an inclusive and flexible approach to developing services and supporting one another. Interested applicants should be keen to replicate this further.

The post offers exciting opportunities for a successful candidate who wishes to influence the rapid developments occurring within this energetic and dynamic department. This post will have a specialist interest in Stroke and support Acute Frailty services either directly or through other subspecialty support.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS FT is an RCP Future Hospital exemplar site and continues to transform its urgent care pathways, by working closely with our community health and social care providers, as well as Western Cheshire CCG  to deliver an integrated model that increases the utilisation of  ambulatory and short stay care whilst supporting enhanced care delivery within the community. The Trust has a strong Medical Education department. 

 

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to have a specialist interest of stroke and Acute Geriatrics. The post is to support an already successful Acute Geriatrics Team based within The Countess of Chester.  The job plan rotates through General Geriatrics cover and Stroke Medicine cover as outlined in the indicative job plan. Please refer to the job description for further details of  the job role.

 

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

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

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

Essential criteria
  • GMC registration with License to practice
  • MRCP
  • Dual CCST in G (I) M and Geriatric Medicine (or within 6 months of interview) or alternatve route to specialist register (e.g. CESR)
  • ALS
Desirable criteria
  • MD/MSc/PhD

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Wide clinical experience in general internal medicine and medicine for older people
  • Experience /Interest in teaching
  • A subspecialty interest within elderly care
  • Demonstrate the use of Clinical Audit within the Service
  • Ability to integrate within, motivate and provide professional lead in multidisciplinary team
  • Understand importance of Management skills
Desirable criteria
  • Recognised Teaching Skill Course or Qualification
  • Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of Audit
  • Research and publications relevant to post
  • Undertaken relevant courses – Change Management Skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Will Wareing
Job title
Clinical Lead for Elderly Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01244 366923
Additional information

Dr Sam Sheppard, Stroke Lead,

[email protected]

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