Consultant in General Medicine

Consultant in General Medicine

The closing date is 12 January 2026.

Applications are invited for the position of Consultant Physician in General Medicine within the Diabetes and Endocrinology team. This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy and visionary department and have an opportunity to participate in the continuing development and success of the service. This post will have a greater GIM focus than the standard JD, but we are keen to discuss in more detail with interested candidates.

The candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of seven existing consultants to provide a complete and high-quality service, supporting the Diabetes and Endocrinology team with a focus on the GIM wards plus some clinics.

We have a strong tradition for team working with a multidisciplinary approach utilising the skills of specialist nurses, dietitians and podiatrists. There are close links between the hospital and community services. There is a full range of specialist diabetes clinics including Antenatal, Foot, Type 1, Complication and Young Persons as well as Endocrine/Bone and Bariatric clinics with regular MDT meetings. The department has a very active and expanding research portfolio.

The department has an excellent record of recruitment to clinical trials and has been the highest recruiter, nationally, for various trials.

• Care of general medical emergencies referred by General Practitioners and ED, including on call and post take ward rounds as directed by the Clinical Director.
• Ward rounds for inpatient services.
• Review and advise on the management of inpatients referred by other specialists within the hospital.
• Specialist and General Medical Outpatient clinics.
• Close liaison with primary care to further develop diabetes care in the community.
• Teaching of medical students and doctors in training.
• Audit, CPD, Clinical Governance and Annual Appraisals.
• Development and promotion of evidence based practice and guidelines.
• Multidisciplinary team working and leadership.
• Relevant participation in management.
• Research activity.
• Other appropriate duties and responsibilities.

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.

See Job Description for further details.

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

• MRCP and ALS
• SCE in Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine and Diabetes and Endocrinology.
• CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
• CESR
• MD/MSc/PhD

• Wide clinical experience in Endocrinology & Diabetes and also General Internal Medicine
• Experience /Interest in teaching
• Demonstrate the use of Clinical Audit within the Service
• Evidence base to practice
• Recognised Teaching Skill Course or Qualification
• Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of Audit
• Research and publications relevant to post. Clinical trials experience.
• Undertaken any relevant management courses

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 convictions.

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust