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Job summary

Main area
Skull Base
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
236-SCO-NM536-25
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salford
Town
Salford
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Skull Base Specialist Nurse

Band 7

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Base Specialist Nurse in the area of Surgical Neurosciences at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate who will provide specialist advice to support the assessment, planning and implementation of programmes of care.

The successful candidate will carry out specialist nursing procedures whilst been accountable for their own professional actions, and will not directly be supervised.

You will be the Lead specialist in a defined and highly specialist area of nursing care, providing specialist education and training to other staff and learners.

This exciting opportunity allows you to undertake research and lead clinical audits in your own specialist area.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for Patient Care 

Communications and Relationships

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

Administrative Responsibilities, Research , Development and Audit  

Financial Responsibility 

Policy and Service Development 

Planning and Organisational Skills

Leadership and management 

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.  

Detailed job description and main 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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Masters degree or equivilant /working towards

Essential criteria
  • Breadth of knowledge understanding
  • Neuro Experience /module
  • Achieved grade
Desirable criteria
  • Masters degree or equivalent /working towards

NMC registered

Essential criteria
  • NMC PIN -
  • Neuro experience / module or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Masters degree/working towards
  • Evidence of involvement in policy/research

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kirsty Gowers
Job title
ADNS
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 206 5196
Additional information

Please contact Katy Greenslade for any more information 

on either 0161 206 7926 or 07926067247

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