Fairfield General Hospital hosts one of two Primary Stroke Centres (PSC), in Greater Manchester (Fairfield General and Stepping Hill Hospitals) operating within the top 10 percentile of SSNAP data within the UK.
All Stroke patients, with a population of 700k with an estimate admitting cohort of c.900 patients per annum will pass through the PSC. Fairfield General Hospital provides hyper acute, acute (Ward 4/5) and rehabilitation services (Ward 20 and 21) to the population.
The post holder will be required to provide in-patient and outpatient stroke care whilst exercising considerable autonomy, while remaining responsible to the clinical lead and responsive to the varying needs of the department and its staff.
Contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments.
The post holder will provide ongoing clinical support to the community stroke services within the Northern Care Alliance.
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.
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This advert closes on Monday 18 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr