Job summary
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.
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.
Details
Date posted: 24 November 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 210-2025-581-C
Job locations: Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL
Recruitment & selection
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)
* GMC registration with License to practice
* MRCP
* Dual CCST in G (I) M and Geriatric Medicine (or within 6 months of interview) or alternative route to specialist register (e.g. CESR)
* ALS
Qualifications (Desirable)
* MD/MSc/PhD
Experience (Essential)
* 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
Experience (Desirable)
* 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
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL
Website: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx
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