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Specialty Doctor in Urgent Treatment Centre
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
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Reference: 2451534
Job summary
Working Full time: 10 sessions per week
The post holder will deliver clinical care and work with the current UTC team, UTC Clinical Lead, Directorate Manager and Service Manager to deliver an effective service that provides, safe and high-quality care. The post/s are an excellent opportunity to join an Urgent Treatment Centre team which is in a stage of additional investment, and work within the healthcare system of a busy district general hospital.
Main duties of the job
- Provide complete consultations with assessment, treatment, and management of patients of all ages presenting with urgent primary care problems at the UTC.
- To be responsible for prioritisation and timeliness of all consultations.
- To be flexible, responsive, resilient, and self-motivated and understand the needs of modern primary care ways-of-working to maximise effective and efficient care.
- To complete coding requirements in line with the Trust requirements
- To be confident identifying patients who do not require treatment in the UTC and identifying those who require inpatient or more specialist treatment and referring them appropriately.
- Promote integrated team-working and liaison with the Emergency Department to support referrals to specialties where appropriate, including community services.
- To give education to patients on healthy living and disease prevention.
- To give education to patients on appropriate use of NHS services.
- To work within the prescribing formulary taking account of the minimum recommended length of prescribed treatment.
- To adopt a reflective approach to clinical practice, to report all incidents and work with the team to investigate.
- To be responsible to the employing Trust and subject to the NHS Complaints Procedure.
- To follow the Countess of Chester's child safeguarding and vulnerable adults' policy.
About us
The Trust's services are provided from three locations:
o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
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
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£63,696 to £102,689 a year pa
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
210-2026-782
Job locations
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules
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. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules
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 training
Essential
- A Medical degree or Diploma, acceptable by the General Medical Council i.e. MBBS or equivalent.
- MRCEM or FRCEM Intermediate
- Shall have full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC at time of appointment.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences as per UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice
- At least one of ATLS, ALS or APLS
Desirable
- Further ATLS/ALS, APLS or PALS provider
- GIC/Instructor status in one of the above
Previous Experience/Entry Criteria
Essential
- 12 months experience in Emergency Medicine
- Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- Experience of audit or research.
- Experience in acute medicine, critical care, Anaesthesia, ICM
- Experience in Paediatric EM
- Experience working in a UTC
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- A Medical degree or Diploma, acceptable by the General Medical Council i.e. MBBS or equivalent.
- MRCEM or FRCEM Intermediate
- Shall have full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC at time of appointment.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences as per UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice
- At least one of ATLS, ALS or APLS
Desirable
- Further ATLS/ALS, APLS or PALS provider
- GIC/Instructor status in one of the above
Previous Experience/Entry Criteria
Essential
- 12 months experience in Emergency Medicine
- Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- Experience of audit or research.
- Experience in acute medicine, critical care, Anaesthesia, ICM
- Experience in Paediatric EM
- Experience working in a UTC
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
United Kingdom
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 Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)