Consultant in Care of the Elderly Medicine Specialising in Stroke

NHS; Chester; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Chester is seeking a Consultant Geriatrician specializing in Stroke. This full-time role involves responsibilities within Acute Geriatrics, contributing to an expanding team. Ideal candidates will have significant clinical experience and a strong interest in elderly care. The position offers a chance to influence service development and work closely with community healthcare providers.

Qualifications

• Wide clinical experience in general internal medicine and medicine for older people.
• Experience/Interest in teaching.
• A subspecialty interest within elderly care.

Responsibilities

• Support an already successful Acute Geriatrics Team.
• Rotate through General Geriatrics cover and Stroke Medicine cover.

Skills

Wide clinical experience in general internal medicine

Experience in teaching

Ability to integrate within a multidisciplinary team

Education

GMC registration with License to practice

MRCP

Dual CCST in G (I) M and Geriatric Medicine

ALS

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

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: 26 September 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year pa

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 210-2025-581-A

Job locations: Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Administrative details

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

• 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

Desirable

• MD/MSc/PhD

Experience

• 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

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

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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL