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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Staffing Coordinator

The closing date is 28 January 2026

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Job summary

Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and well-motivated Coordinator to join our busy but friendly Medical Staffing Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and varied day to day administrative service contributing to the smooth running of the Medical Staffing Workforce Team.

Using effective use of systems and good communication skills a large part of the duties involves the co-ordination and maintenance of Medical Staff rotas and ensuring Locum cover.

Main duties of the job

  1. Provide a first line point of contact for all queries relating to Medical Staff and provide advice on medical workforce issues while escalating complex queries/problems as appropriate.
  2. Monitor multiple shared inboxes, Microsoft Teams, work mobile and ensure emails and messages are flagged for the right team to pick up and ensure deadlines are met, while escalating complex queries/problems as appropriate. Responsibility for the creation andmaintenance of medical workforce rotas
  3. Provide divisional information on all aspects of medical staff establishment e.g., staff in post, appraisal dates, vacancies etc. as requested.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

  • The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
  • Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
  • Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

Details

Date posted

20 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

210-2026-38

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ3 in Business Administration/HNC in Business Administration or demonstrable experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience in similar role - busy office environment administration
  • Calm and flexible organised approach to problems
  • Knowledge of a wide range of HR and Administrative procedures, gained via training or on the job experience.

Desirable

  • Experience in a role which has required you to have a working knowledge of various Human Resources policies and procedures
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ3 in Business Administration/HNC in Business Administration or demonstrable experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience in similar role - busy office environment administration
  • Calm and flexible organised approach to problems
  • Knowledge of a wide range of HR and Administrative procedures, gained via training or on the job experience.

Desirable

  • Experience in a role which has required you to have a working knowledge of various Human Resources policies and procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Medical Staffing Specalist

Tina Purcell

tina.purcell2@nhs.net

01244628278

Details

Date posted

20 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

210-2026-38

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


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