Job summary
- Main area
- Orthogeriatrics
- Grade
- Specialty Registrar
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm to support MDT. The post can/may include a flexible GIM on call rota pattern. This will be decided with the successful candidate and can be discussed at the interview stage.
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 210-2026-693
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £67,325 - £76,582 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/10/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/10/2026
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Orthogeriatric Medicine
Specialty Registrar
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: 40 hours per week
The Orthogeriatric Specialty Doctor will deliver high-quality, patient-centred medical care to older adults admitted with hip and other fragility fractures. as part of the Orthogeriatric and Trauma & Orthopaedic teams, the post holder will provide comprehensive geriatric assessment, peri-operative medical optimisation, management of frailty and complex comorbidities, and support rehabilitation and discharge planning.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of the orthogeriatric service, helping to improve patient outcomes, reduce length of stay, and ensure effective multidisciplinary working across acute and community care pathways for orthogeriatric patient.
Main duties of the job
Working across both the Division of Medicine and the Division of Planned Care, working hours 8-4am to support MDT working and attendance at trauma meeting participating in hip fracture MDTs.
Provide high-quality pre/post-operative medical care for older adults with fragility and periprosthetic fractures under consultant supervision.
Undertake Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGA) to optimise frailty, comorbidities and geriatric syndromes throughout the patient pathway.
Work with Trauma & Orthopaedic, Anaesthetic and multidisciplinary teams to support timely surgery and improve patient outcomes.
Participate in consultant-led ward rounds, assessing, investigating and managing orthogeriatric patients.
Assess and manage falls risk, polypharmacy, cognitive impairment, delirium, osteoporosis and other age-related conditions in line with national guidance. Contribute to rehabilitation, discharge planning and care coordination, supporting safe and timely discharge in accordance with NHFD standards. Provide specialist medical advice to Trauma & Orthopaedic colleagues and contribute to secondary fracture prevention initiatives.
See other orthopaedic patients requiring medical input upon referral.
Drive proactive family discussions regarding ceilings of care and emergency health care planning
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main 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
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 4 years post graduate medical training including at least two years specialty training in relevant post
- Experience in the Care of the Elderly
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Essential qualification is MBChB or equivalent
- MRCP Part 1 (UK) or equivalent
- Full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
- Valid ALS
Desirable criteria
- MRCP Part 2
- MRCP PACES
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Sally Graham
- Job title
- Care of the Elderly Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 362168
- Additional information
Mr Rohit Singhal - Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics
Tel: 01244 366379
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