Job overview

This is a full time 12 month post, which will be based in the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences at Salford Royal Hospital, part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation trust.  

The Centre serves a population of 3.2 million and has the full complement of neurological subspecialties. At present there are over 35 full or part time neurologists, serving the conurbation with specialist interests in dementia, muscle disorders, peripheral nerve, epilepsy, neuroimmunology, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, neurovascular, sleep, headache, neurogenetics and neuro-ophthalmology.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Clinical Fellow work at a “middle grade” level and will have responsibilities to the acute neurology unit, liaison neurology service and the neurology outpatient clinics (potentially at a nearby district general hospital where SCO provide the neurology service) on a rotational basis.  They will be involved in the ward care of patients as part of the department’s acute neurology ‘attending team’ and ‘liaison team’.

This is a dedicated acute neurology service, based at Salford Royal Hospital, led by a team of consultant neurologists. The post also includes opportunities to see ward referrals at other hospital sites.  In addition they will have supervised outpatient responsibilities, involving seeing new and follow up patients.   

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.