Job overview

Applications are invited for the 12 month post of Research Fellow for Neurosurgery at Salford Royal Hospital to commence in August 2026. There is a possibility of extension at the end of the post.

The successful candidate will join an established team to undertake research in brain tumours within the Neuro-Oncology team.

These are substantially research posts. It also includes a clinical Neurosurgical commitment with participation in the Neurosurgical Registrar on-call rota covering the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences at Salford Royal Hospital.

Applicants will have completed Foundation training and have some experience of neurosurgical practice at Core Surgical or ST1/2 level such that they can function as a junior registrar on call.  

Please note: We reserve the right to close the vacancy once a suitable number of applicants have applied.

Main duties of the job

This fully funded post arises from the dual initiatives of developing Neurosurgery as a research theme, and increasing the clinical strength of the Department of Neurosurgery for its on-call rota.

The appointee will join an established team of researchers at the University of Manchester focusing on the development of innovative treatment strategies against intrinsic brain tumours (neuro-oncology).

Brain tumour research in Manchester is both imaging and laboratory based.

The supervision of the posts will be determined by the nature of the project but the project will be led by Mr David Coope, and Professor Andrew King within the remit of the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre (https://gjbrainresearch.org ).  

The successful candidate will be initially be to support funded projects and deliver on a number of ready-to-write publications for a period of 1 year. There will be the potential to expand/convert the work to acquire a research degree (MPhil/MD/PhD), if appropriate for the career development of the post holder. 

Working for our organisation

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.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/working-with-us/our-values/