Senior Clinical Fellow - Neuro-Oncology Fellowship

Job summary

Applications are invited for the 1-year post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Neuro-Oncology within the Department of Neurosurgery.

The Neuro-oncology Surgery Fellowship programme provides an excellent opportunity to join the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences (MCCN) and gain experience in all aspects of Oncological Neurosurgery. The successful applicant will support the clinical service of Neurosurgery at Salford Royal including on-call commitments.

The post of Neuro-oncology Fellow is designed as a 1-year post, suitable for a senior neurosurgical trainee wishing to gain experience in this particular subspecialty. This post is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons as part of the RCS Senior Fellowship scheme.

The Neurosurgical unit at the Salford Royal is one of the largest in the country, performing over 5000 procedures per year. The successful candidate would gain experience in all aspects of Neuro-Oncology practice. The candidate will be exposed to management of a full range of Neuro-Oncology pathology working closely with the rest of the Oncology MDT which is well-established and high-performing

Main duties of the job

Direct responsibility would be to the 5 Consultant neurosurgeons specialising in Neuro-Oncology, led by Ms Konstantina Karabatsou, working in conjunction with the rest of the multi-disciplinary team

Attendance at Neuro-Oncology clinics, theatre lists and MDT will be expected.

The post is designed for senior neurosurgical trainees, who intend to pursue a subspecialty interest in Neuro-Oncology at consultant level, or the equivalent for international applicants.

The post is paid at the equivalent of Registrar grade and includes participation in general neurosurgery on-call, which follows a full-shift 1 in 10 pattern.

You must have full registration with the GMC, although successful applicants without GMC registration will be supported in obtaining this.

About us

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.