# Specialty Doctor in Orthogeriatric Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-orthogeriatric-medicine/16c469cf-53d7-4957-8aaf-0de99b627afe - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-orthogeriatric-medicine/16c469cf-53d7-4957-8aaf-0de99b627afe.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Countess of Chester Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 - £76,582 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent: Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm to support MDT. The post can/may include a flexible GIM on call rota pattern. This will be decided with the successful candidate and can be discussed at the interview stage. - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T09:00:41.906Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Chester/Countess_Chester_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Orthogeriatrics/Orthogeriatrics-v8302845 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8302845?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.coch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Working Full time: 40 hours per week The Orthogeriatric Specialty Doctor will deliver high-quality, patient-centred medical care to older adults admitted with hip and other fragility fractures. as part of the Orthogeriatric and Trauma & Orthopaedic teams, the post holder will provide comprehensive geriatric assessment, peri-operative medical optimisation, management of frailty and complex comorbidities, and support rehabilitation and discharge planning. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of the orthogeriatric service, helping to improve patient outcomes, reduce length of stay, and ensure effective multidisciplinary working across acute and community care pathways for orthogeriatric patient. ### Main duties of the job Working across both the Division of Medicine and the Division of Planned Care, working hours 8-4am to support MDT working and attendance at trauma meeting participating in hip fracture MDTs. Provide high-quality pre/post-operative medical care for older adults with fragility and periprosthetic fractures under consultant supervision. Undertake Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGA) to optimise frailty, comorbidities and geriatric syndromes throughout the patient pathway. Work with Trauma & Orthopaedic, Anaesthetic and multidisciplinary teams to support timely surgery and improve patient outcomes. Participate in consultant-led ward rounds, assessing, investigating and managing orthogeriatric patients. Assess and manage falls risk, polypharmacy, cognitive impairment, delirium, osteoporosis and other age-related conditions in line with national guidance. Contribute to rehabilitation, discharge planning and care coordination, supporting safe and timely discharge in accordance with NHFD standards. Provide specialist medical advice to Trauma & Orthopaedic colleagues and contribute to secondary fracture prevention initiatives. See other orthopaedic patients requiring medical input upon referral. Drive proactive family discussions regarding ceilings of care and emergency health care planning ### Detailed job description and main 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. 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. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum 4 years post graduate medical training including at least two years specialty training in relevant post - Experience in the Care of the Elderly ### Qualifications **Essential** - Essential qualification is MBChB or equivalent - MRCP Part 1 (UK) or equivalent - Full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice - Valid ALS **Desirable** - MRCP Part 2 - MRCP PACES ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623290) - [how to travel to work (pdf, 186.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2810) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2608) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646434) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.