Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent: Participation in a ota
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (1 Additional PA plus 3% Supplement Banding. Once fully established on, on call rota, a further 1 PA will be allocated to support evening and weekend on call rota pattern)
- Job ref
- 236-TestSD-PersonSpec
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Fairfield General Hospital
- Town
- Bury
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 1 Additional PA plus 3% Supplement Banding
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialty Doctor - Stroke Services
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
We are looking to recruit and expand our Specialty Doctor workforce to work alongside our well established Stroke Team at Fairfield General Hospital.
Our inpatient work is provided predominately from our modern Primary Stroke Centre/Acute Unit and our two Stroke Rehabilitation wards.
Our outpatient work supports both TIA specialities and general stroke review clinics. Stroke outpatient services are provided across our four Hospital sites.
You will be expected to support the on call rota.
Main Duties
- 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.
- Participate in emergency cover.
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.
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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
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
- Jessica Langham
- Job title
- Resourcing Project Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07523932627
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