Salford Adult Neurogenetics Fellow
Closing date: 18 March 2026
This is an exciting post that will offer a unique stepping stone opportunity for a Senior Adult Neurology Clinical Fellow with a long-term career interest in Adult Neurogenetics. There is real potential for the right candidate to become a permanent colleague with these teams.
While the base location is embedded within the Adult Neurology Department in Salford Royal Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) it offers the opportunity of training and experience in rare genetic disorders two of which have NHS England HSS status in the Genomic Centre of Medicine St. Mary’s Manchester. These are HSS Complex NF1 and NF2. Additional duties in St. Mary’s will include input into the Regional Huntington service.
Main duties of the job
Both HSS (NF1 and NF2) services are part of National Networks with clinical, academic and research opportunities. Both services are benchmarked with other National Centres (4 for NF2) and (1 for complex NF1) with annual audits and outcomes presented at Annual NHS England CQUINN (2023-2024 data attached).
Three days of the week (6 sessions) will be dedicated to Complex NF1 as outlined in the job plan below.
This role will also include general neurology clinics and exposure to subspecialty services in Neurology at MCCN. MCCN covers the region of 3.1 adult million population and there will be opportunities to work within specialist movement disorder, neuromuscular disorders, cognitive neurology and neurometabolic disorders.
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.
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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MRCP or equivalent
* Evidence of accredited clinical and education supervision of medical learners
Professional Registration
* Registration on the GMC specialist register - CCT or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
Knowledge
* Competence in general neurology both acute and outpatient and ability to work independently with remote supervision
* Evidence of Audit and Quality Improvement
* Positive feedback on communication and interpersonal skills.
Skills and Abilities
* Clinical neurological assessment and examination
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
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