Trust Registrar in Acute Medicine (ST3+Level)

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Working Full Time : 40 hours per week

Division Urgent Care

Job Title - Trust Specialty Registrar ST3+ in General Medicine Specialties

An opportunity has arisen within The Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust for a full time Trust Specialty Registrar ST3+. This post offers an opportunity to expand and broaden your experience in a friendly and supportive environment.

The successful candidate will participate in General Medicine Registrar on-call rota.

Employed on Local Terms and Conditions that mirror 2016 Junior Doctor Contract.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assessment of new patients
  • Clerk admissions & to be involved in the day-to-day care of in-patients on allocated ward
  • Plan maintenance medical treatment and appropriate outpatient investigations
  • Attendance on ward rounds and on occasion medical opinions provided for other specialities.
  • Discharge summaries will be completed in conjunction with other colleagues
  • Provide senior support to junior members of the team
  • The post-holder will be expected to assist with any other aspects of patient care as appropriate.
  • The post is primarily based at the Countess of Chester Hospital however the post holder may on occasion be requested to work at Ellesmere Port Hospital.
  • Clinic attendance as directed

On-call Arrangements- The post-holder will provide middle grade cover at the Countess of Chester Hospital site on a full shift rota. Current rota is a 1 in 11 including night and weekend shifts. All patients are seen either in the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care Unit or Acute Medical Unit (AMU), with triage to the Coronary Care Unit or the Respiratory Support Unit.

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

23 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty registrar

Salary

£43,923 to £63,152 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

210-2024-664

Job locations

Countess of Checter 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 £23 (standard) or £43 (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 £13 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.

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 £23 (standard) or £43 (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 £13 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

Registration

Essential

  • Full registration with the GMC with a licence at the time the post commences.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

  • MBBS (or equivalent)
  • Evidence of achievement of CT/ST2 competences in medicine
  • UK experience to competence level equivalent to ST2
  • MRCP Part 1 (UK) or equivalent and working towards MRCP 2 and PACES.

Desirable

  • Attendance at relevant course(s) e.g. ALS, ALERT
  • MRCP Part 2 (written) MRCP PACES
Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • Full registration with the GMC with a licence at the time the post commences.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

  • MBBS (or equivalent)
  • Evidence of achievement of CT/ST2 competences in medicine
  • UK experience to competence level equivalent to ST2
  • MRCP Part 1 (UK) or equivalent and working towards MRCP 2 and PACES.

Desirable

  • Attendance at relevant course(s) e.g. ALS, ALERT
  • MRCP Part 2 (written) MRCP PACES

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

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 Checter Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Checter Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultants Acute Medicine (Clinical Lead)

Dr Leon Barker

leon.barker@nhs.net

01244363780

Date posted

23 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty registrar

Salary

£43,923 to £63,152 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

210-2024-664

Job locations

Countess of Checter Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


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