Working Full time: 40 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the ENT Department at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, welcoming applications at Trust Doctor ST1/ST2 level to join our well established ENT team
Applicants must hold MB BS or equivalent and must have experience to the level of ST1 competence or equivalent in ENT, with previous experience in Ear, Nose and Throat and experience in an NHS setting. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in a 1 in 8 joint on-call rota between ENT and Plastic Surgery.
Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice.
This post is not recognised for training purposes; however the Trust will ensure teaching to a high standard to assist the successful applicant in progressing further.
This exciting post will offer candidates a unique opportunity to consolidate their experience in a busy and supportive NHS Foundation Trust and provide a stepping-stone to the next level of clinical experience. The successful candidate will have educational teaching, learning and assessment equivalent to those on national speciality programmes.
The ENT team comprises three full-time Consultant posts, one SpR/ST3+ trainee (who rotate every six months) and one Trust SpR, three Trust Grade SAS and four ST1/2 posts.
The department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery provides a comprehensive service to a population of approximately 250,000. The specialty is part of the Planned Care Division. The department provides a wide range of services including Otology, Neck Lump and Thyroid service and General ENT treatment. The department has been renowned in the region with respect to any complex major middle ear intervention and is a regional referral centre for Bone Anchored Hearing Aid.
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 - 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.
