Job Summary
Working Full time: 10 sessions per week
The successful candidate will be a 10 PA Locum 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.
Main Duties
All the consultants undertake general and skin cancer clinics and minor‑ops. There is a rota for forward referrals and triage.
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 5,916 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: 04 December 2025
Pay Scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year pa
Contract
Locum
Duration
12 months
Working Pattern
Full‑time
Reference Number
210-2025-798
Job Locations
Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL
Job Description / 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
* Full GMC Registration
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register. CCT/CESR for Dermatology – or date within 6 months of appointment
Qualifications – Desirable
* Relevant fellowships
Teaching & Training Experience – Essential
* Experience/Interest teaching
* Training the Trainers Course
Teaching & Training Experience – Desirable
* Other Teaching skill Courses or qualifications
Management & Administrative Experience – Essential
* Demonstrate use of Clinical Audit within the Service
* Demonstrate use of evidence based practice
Management & Administrative Experience – Desirable
* Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of audit
* Research and publications relevant to post
Personal Attributes – Essential
* Understand importance of management skills
* Ability to integrate within, motivate and provide professional lead in multidisciplinary team
Personal Attributes – Desirable
* Experience in service development
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.
UK Registration
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
Employer's website: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx
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