Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke Services
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (.)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday (8.30am-5pm))
- Job ref
- 236-SCO-SCF-STROKE-25-D
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salford Royal Hospital
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £65,048 - £73,992 per annum (as per GWS pay elements)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Clinical Fellow - Stroke Services
Senior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
Exciting opportunity to work as part of the middle grade stroke team at Salford Royal Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA), UK
We are a high performing centre with a dedicated and experienced team, offering all acute interventions, with close linked to other neuroscience specialties.
Please carefully review the JD and PS.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to:
- Support and deputise for consultants in all department activities
- Take responsibility for both in-patient and out-patient work
- Undertake ward rounds, both consultant led and on their own
- Assist the Division in the achievement of all out-patient and in-patient waiting list targets and quality standards
- Undertake one or more research projects of his/her choosing
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.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Qualifications/Experience/Skills
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with GMC
- Full MRCP
- Experience in stroke care at SHO or SpR level or stroke research level
- Clinical experience in General Medicine at SHO or SpR level
Desirable criteria
- Minimum of 1 years experience at SpR level
- Experience of MDT working
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent Acute Medicine Experience
- 4 years Regular Service in General Medicine, at SHO level or above
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience working within Stroke Services
- Experience of working within the NHS
Disposition
Essential criteria
- Interest in Stroke Medicine
- Evidence of being a good team member
- Active interest in research and audit
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualities
- Research Interest
- Recognition of the importance of rehabilitation in stroke illness
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills.
- An understanding of the major risk factors for stroke at a population level and at the level of the individual.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of specific needs of stroke patients and carers, issues relating to service provision for stroke patients in hospital and the community
- Ability and enthusiasm to teach medical undergraduates and Allied Health Professionals.
- Personal participation in audit
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Amit Kishore
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 778 2012
- Additional information
Alternatively please contact Kirsty Ward - Clinical Lead ([email protected])
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