Countess of Chester Hospital
Trust Doctor ST1/2 Level within Geriatric Medicine
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Opportunities to work within a supportive environment within Geriatric Medicine and other General Internal Medicine specialties based at The Countess of Chester Hospital. Other specialties you may work within are, Respiratory Medicine, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Cardiology, Acute Medicine or General Medicine depending on service needs and preferences. The Division is committed to providing a training environment to support post holders in sitting specialty exams.
This post will provide excellent experience and training opportunities and would be ideal for doctors who have completed foundation training or equivalent and wishing to gain experience within hospital Medicine. The post-holder will be allocated a Supervising Consultant with regular meetings to discuss educational goals and achievements. You will be expected to participate in regular teaching that is available in line with your level of experience.
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Desirable that candidates have previous NHS experience at min of F2 level or equivalent. The successful applicants may be required to cross cover within the various medical specialties. Posts involve the participation on one of the General Medicine on call rotas.
- Assessment of new patients.
- Plan medical treatments and appropriate outpatient investigations.
- Attendance on ward rounds and on occasion medical opinions provided for other specialities.
- Completion of discharge summaries.
- Provide senior support to junior members of the team particularly for deteriorating patients or procedures.
- The post-holder will be expected to assist with any other aspects of patient care as appropriate.
- Outpatient Clinics or Ambulatory clinic attendance as directed.
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.
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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.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Medical Staffing
- Job title: Medical Staffing
- Email address: coch.medstaff@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01244 363425
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