Specialty Doctor – Acute Care- Bowmere Hospital

A Vacancy at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust are looking to recruited a Speciality Doctor to work on our Acute Care ward in Bowmere Hospital, Chester.

The post is of specialty doctor to work across 2 Acute Care wards in Bowmere Hospital, Chester. The doctor appointed will be working with two consultants who are part of the inpatient team. This post is full time, and the doctor will be part of the multidisciplinary team providing care to

acutely unwell and patients presenting with functional mental health problems in different ward settings

The post is for full time (1.0 WTE) specialty doctor to work across 2 acute care wards, Beech Ward (adults of working age) and Juniper Ward

(ageless functional mental health).

The post holder will work as a senior medical member of the team and provide the team adequate medical support. Post holder will independently review the patients and write appropriate treatment plan. Post holder will be a member of MDT and will attend the meetings as required. Post holder is also expected to write tribunal reports and attend the tribunals and managers hearing. The post holder will exercise a middle grade level of clinical responsibility as delegated by the consultant to whom he/she is responsible. The specialty doctor will work as part of MDT and provide senior clinician level support to the team under the guidance of the RC.

The post holder will participate in the multidisciplinary clinical meetings in the ward settings depending upon the schedule of the team in which

they are based.

The work will consist of assessments of emergency and crisis, usually hospital based, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the

consultant involving a spectrum of activities such as assessing patients who are newly admitted, documentation of history taking, assessment of

mental states, conducting physical examinations, ongoing note keeping, timely completion of discharge summaries/letters, prescribing and

multidisciplinary working.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.

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 and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

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. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026