Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Dermatologist
The closing date is 22 September 2025
The successful candidate will be a 10 PA Permanent Consultant appointment in Dermatology. The appointee will be expected to integrate within the team of existing Consultants in order to provide a complete dermatology service. Clinic template size will be complied with numbers advised by British Association of Dermatologists. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their own specialist interest. We would particularly welcome a candidate who wished to develop a specialist interest in paediatric dermatology.
Main duties of the job
All the consultants undertake general and skin cancer clinics and minor-ops. There is a rota for ward referrals and triage. Clinic template size will be complied with numbers advised by British Association of Dermatologists. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their own specialist interest. We would particularly welcome a candidate who wished to develop a specialist interest in paediatric dermatology.
About us
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.
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.
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 & Skills
* Full GMC Registration
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register. CCT/CESR for Dermatology - or date within 6months of appointment
* Interest in developing a specialist interest - particularly in pediatrics
Teaching & Training Experience
* Experience /Interest teaching
* Training the Trainers Course
* Other Teaching skill Courses or qualifications
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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