Senior Clinical Fellow – Neurosurgery Epilepsy & Functional Fellowship

NHS; Salford; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow – Neurosurgery Epilepsy & Functional Fellowship

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited for the 1 year post of the Neurosurgical Functional and Epilepsy Fellow at Salford Royal Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) commencing in August 2025.

The Neurosurgical Unit in the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences (MCCN) at Salford Royal Hospital has one of the largest and busiest Neurosurgery units in the country.

You would join this team with direct responsibility to the five functional neurosurgical consultants, working in conjunction with the rest of the neurosurgical team. Other subspecialties that are represented within the unit include complex spine, skull-base, oncology and vascular neurosurgery, giving you experience in a busy, well-established and highly-performing unit.

Main duties of the job

The post of Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery Fellow is designed as a 1 year post suitable for a senior neurosurgical trainee wishing to gain experience in this particular subspecialty.

It is envisaged as a post appropriate for someone prior to taking up a consultant post, in the UK or abroad, with an interest in Functional and Epilepsy Surgery.

The Fellowship in Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery at Salford Royal Hospital in Manchester provides a comprehensive hands-on training in stereotactic, functional and Epilepsy neurosurgery.

The Fellow will learn to:

• Evaluate patients before surgery
• Plan surgical procedures and invasive electrode studies
• Perform surgical techniques, such as stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG), resective and disconnective techniques, and neuromodulatory approaches
• Manage a range of epilepsy surgery cases for adults
• Map the brain functionally
• Place intra-thecal pumps
• Participate in research projects
• Work with specialists in movement disorders, epilepsy neurology, psychiatry, and neuropsychology

This is an active fellowship program whose objective is to train neurosurgeons to develop expertise in epilepsy and stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. The fellow will participate fully in the evaluation of patients in the outpatient clinic and will learn all aspects of surgical treatments.

About us

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.

Job 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: careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Registration

• MRCS (or equivalent)
• GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• FRCS (Neuro surg) or equivalent

Experience

• Experience as a Neurosurgery Registrar
• Demonstrable interest in Functional Neurosurgery

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

£61,825 to £70,425 a year per annum plus on call.