Consultant in Elderly Medicine at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust serves West Cheshire and Welsh patients and works in collaboration with the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership.

Services are delivered from:

• Countess of Chester Hospital, 438 general and acute beds

• Ellesmere Port Hospital, 56 beds providing rehabilitation, intermediate, and outpatient services

• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital, base for community services

The Trust employs over 5,916 staff and serves approximately 411,000 people across Chester, West Cheshire, Ellesmere Port, Neston, and parts of Flintshire.

Working full time, 10 sessions per week, this is a substantive Consultant in Elderly Medicine post. The department has expanded to thirteen geriatricians and supports service development in comprehensive elderly care.

The role supports Acute Frailty services and may involve direct or subspecialty support. The Trust is an RCP Future Hospital exemplar site focused on transforming urgent care pathways in partnership with community and social care providers.

The post holder will also have a significant educational role within a strong Medical Education department.

• Conduct regular ward rounds on inpatient frailty ward and attend daily MDTs

• Act as named consultant for 14 inpatients plus outliers, approximately 0 to 4 additional patients

• Review approximately 300 to 350 patients per month

• Deliver general elderly clinic and one subspecialty clinic based on candidate interest such as movement disorders, falls, stroke, or community care

• Manage indicative clinic workload of 8 new patients and 32 reviews per month within a weekly 3 hour clinic

• Provide front door acute geriatrician sessions supporting the emergency department, rapid response team, and acute physicians

• Supervise junior doctors

• Attend and contribute to specialty and departmental meetings

Essential

• GMC registration with Licence to practice

• MRCP or equivalent

• Dual CCST in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, or within 6 months of interview, or alternative route to specialist register such as CESR

• Advanced Life Support certification

• Wide clinical experience in general internal medicine and medicine for older people

• Experience or interest in teaching

• Understanding of management skills

Desirable

• MD, MSc, or PhD

• Recognised teaching qualification

• Experience in audit

• Relevant research and publications

• Change management training

Work Authorization

Applicants must have current UK professional registration
GMC registration with licence to practice required

Visa Sponsorship

Certificate of Sponsorship available for candidates requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship

Other Information

Post subject to Disclosure and Barring Service check

DBS cost deducted from salary over first three months

Applicants encouraged to enrol in DBS Update Service

Early application advised as vacancy may close prior to advertised date

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the official NHS recruitment portal for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.