Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (To commence 6 August 2025 - 4 August 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Plus additional hours applicable to the rota pattern.)
- Job ref
- 210-2025-495-A
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £49,909 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/08/2025
Employer heading
Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)
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
PLEASE NOTE THIS POST WILL CLOSE AS SOON AS SUFFICIENT APPLICATION ARE RECEIVED.
Working Full time : 40 hours per week
12 month fixed term post to start 6 August 2025
This progressive Emergency Department is seeking well motivated, enthusiastic Doctors to join the team. We are specifically seeking candidates who are looking to forge a career in Emergency Medicine. This post is aimed candidates at ST2 level who have completed foundation training or equivalent along and who have consolidated that training with at least one further year of experience in an acute general hospital setting, 6 months of which is in an NHS clinical post.
We are offering the opportunity to develop and hone your clinical skills in a busy Emergency Department that sees over 80,000 patients per year with guidance from the senior consultant and associate specialist team. You will join the junior training grade doctor’s rota that will involve working nights, days and weekends – full details of the rota is available upon request. The department will consider requests for working less than full time, with a pro-rata rota covering nights and weekends.
Applicants must have full registration with a license to Practice with the GMC
Main duties of the job
Your role will be dedicated to the assessment, treatment and transfer/discharge of patients attending the Emergency Department. You will be supported by 24-hour middle grade cover. There is shop floor consultant cover form 8 a.m. to 12 midnight Monday to Sunday. Non-resident Consultant on-call cover is provided for the reminder of the time. You will be accountable to the Consultants in Emergency Medicine.
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.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
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
- Basic Medical Qualification from UK accredited institution. (MBBS, or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- ATLS, ALS, APLS, PLS, ILS or ALERT
Experience
Essential criteria
- 6 months NHS clinical experience
- 2 years post graduate experience: - 2 years Foundation Training or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- NHS Emergency Medicine or Acute Medicine Experience
Registration
Essential criteria
- Current Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ian Davison
- Job title
- ED Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 365215
- Additional information
Tina Purcell - Medical Staffing Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01244 363743
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