Job summary Working Full time : PLEASE NOTE THIS POST WILL CLOSE AS SOON AS SUFFICIENT APPLICATION ARE RECEIVED. This progressive Emergency Department is seeking well motivated, enthusiastic Doctors to join the team.We are specifically seeking candidates who are looking to forge a career in Emergency Medicine. This post is ideally aimed candidates atST2 level who have completed foundation training or equivalent along and who have consolidated that training with at least one further year ofexperience in an acute general hospital setting.We are offering the opportunity to develop and hone your clinical skills in a busy Emergency Department that sees over 80,000 patients per yearwith guidance from the senior consultant and associate specialist team.You will join the junior training grade doctor's rota that will involve working nights, lates, days and weekends - full details of the rota is availableupon request. The department will consider requests for working less than full time, with a pro-rata rota covering nights and weekends. Applicants must have full registration with a license to Practice with the GMC Main duties of the job Your role will be dedicated to the assessment, treatment and transfer/discharge of patients attending the Emergency Department. You will besupported by 24 hour middle grade cover. There is shop floor consultant cover form 8 a.m. to 12 midnight Monday to Sunday. Non-residentConsultant on-call cover is provided for the reminder of the time. You will be accountable to the Consultants in Emergency Medicine. 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 6258 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 407,000. This includes 357,000 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. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances. Date posted 03 February 2025 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Doctor - other Salary £49,909 a year pa Contract Fixed term Duration 10 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 210-2024-958-A Job locations Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL Job description 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 are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per 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. Job description 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 are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per 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 and Registration Essential Full registration with the GMC with a license at the time of application. MBBS (or equivalent Desirable Attendance at relevant course(s) e.g. ALS, ALERT Clinical Knowledge Essential Competent in basic clinical procedures e.g. CPR, infection control, physical examination, history taking etc Desirable Knowledge of UK health systems, practices and values and awareness of current issues in the NHS Experience Essential UK experience at F2 level or above Desirable Experience working in Acute and Emergency Medicine Person Specification Qualifications and Registration Essential Full registration with the GMC with a license at the time of application. MBBS (or equivalent Desirable Attendance at relevant course(s) e.g. ALS, ALERT Clinical Knowledge Essential Competent in basic clinical procedures e.g. CPR, infection control, physical examination, history taking etc Desirable Knowledge of UK health systems, practices and values and awareness of current issues in the NHS Experience Essential UK experience at F2 level or above Desirable Experience working in Acute and Emergency Medicine 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL Employer's website https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)