Consultant in General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology

Working Full time: 10 Sessions per week

Applications are invited for the position of Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Diabetes. 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. The candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of seven other consultants in order to provide a complete and high-quality Diabetes, Endocrine and General Medicine service.

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 diabetes services. There is a full range of specialist diabetes clinics including Antenatal, Foot, Renal, Type 1, Complication and Young Persons as well as Endocrine and bariatric clinics with regular MDT meetings.

The department has a very active and expanding research portfolio involving both multinational commercial clinical trial work and investigator initiated trials in various aspects of diabetes and endocrinology as well as research related to diabetes education and patient management strategies.

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

Applicants should be able to demonstrate extensive experience in Endocrinology, Diabetes and General Internal Medicine.

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 inpatients

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 Appraisal

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 Trust’s services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• 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

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. Costs will 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.

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.