Job summary
- Main area
- Care of the Elderly
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee
- Contract
- Fixed term: 10 months (from 1st October 2025 until 4th August 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Inclusive of 1 in 12 on-call rota)
- Job ref
- 209-A-25-7330080
- Employer
- East Cheshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Macclesfield District General Hospital
- Town
- Macclesfield
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

LAS ST3+ Care of the Elderly
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
Job overview
Applications are invited from a highly motivated and dynamic Doctor to apply for a vacancy within our Care of the Elderly Team, for which clinics would be included within the job plan.
The Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute and community based services, including an emergency department, acute medicine and emergency surgery; elective surgery in many specialties; maternity services and cancer services. Our community health services include; district nursing, intermediate care, occupational and physiotherapy, community dental services, speech and language therapy and palliative care. We also provide a number of hospital services in partnership with other local trusts and private providers, including pathology, urology and renal dialysis services.
This post is available for a fixed term from 1st October 2025 until 4th August 2026.
Hours per week: 40 (inclusive on 1 in 12 on-call rota)
Main duties of the job
The team on Ward 9 strive to provide high-quality service in a safe environment where the needs of each patient are cared for in a professional and holistic manner by using all available specialist knowledge and skills. The wellbeing of all our patients relies on appropriate and timely assessment, investigation, treatment and care. The aim is to promote optimum health through communication, teaching and provision of adequate information.
The successful candidate will participate in out of hours on call alongside ST3+ training doctors. Within the working week, 1 specialist clinic will be identified as part the job plan and inclusion on the on-call rota.
Working for our organisation
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Eligbility
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including:
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Good teaching and training
- Professional behaviour and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
Fitness to Practise
Essential criteria
- Applicant’s knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Acute care safe: up-to-date ALS. Experience of working at night, and out of hours
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and their relatives and with colleagues of all disciplines
- Empathy and sensitivity: capacity to listen and take in others’ perspectives
- Works in partnership with patients: always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making
- Directs and supports patients to access the information they need to support decision making
Other Role Requirements
Essential criteria
- Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details regarding the role requirements
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Felicity Gardiner
- Job title
- Consultant & Clinical Lead for COTE
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01625 663486
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
East Cheshire NHS Trust
Macclesfield District General Hospital
Victoria Road
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 3BL
- Telephone
- 01625 656510
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