Trust Doctor in Paediatrics (ST1 / 2 or Equivalent)

Maternity and Neonatal: routine cover on the postnatal wards, labour suite and the neonatal unit. Routine neonatal examinations on the majority of infants born in the hospital. They are required to attend all 'at risk' deliveries. There are opportunities for the junior paediatric staff to attend follow up baby clinics which are held twice weekly in the paediatric outpatient department.

Paediatric Medical Ward and Assessment Unit: Junior paediatric staff provide cover for the admission and assessment of all acute paediatric admissions and throughout any inpatient episode. The majority of these admissions will be from GP referrals, but also from the Emergency Medicine Department as well as from the Paediatric Outpatient Department. There are currently four advanced paediatric nurse practitioners in post supporting the paediatric unit.

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