Job summary

The post will be based at Salford Royal Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) andavailable on a 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) PAs.

The post offers excellent opportunities for you to develop as a Rheumatology Consultant and contribute to service development to shape the future of the Trust's Rheumatology Service.

The incoming post-holder will be encouraged to develop a special interest.

The service covers a population of around 220,000 people, with over 1 million in-patient and day case admissions, outpatient appointments and community contacts for patients per year.

The successful candidate will join the Rheumatology Directorate at the Trust, staffed by ten Rheumatology consultants, five Rheumatology specialist nurses, a senior clinical fellow, a consultant physiotherapist, an advanced practice AHP, as well as two rotational junior medical staff on the NW Rheumatology rotation and one general medical trainee.

The directorate has five dedicated inpatient beds on a ward shared with dermatology, and good access to day-patient beds. The Rheumatology department actively encourages research, with existing research activity in systemic sclerosis, digital health, metabolic bone disease, musculoskeletal pain, myositis, axial spondyloarthritis and pharmacoepidemiology. The department is a regional centre for connective tissue disease.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, with main base being Salford Royal Hospital, but clinics and ward work primarily undertaken at Fairfield Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary.

This post is available as 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), but less than full-time applicants would be considered.

The post offers excellent opportunities for you to develop as a Rheumatology Consultant and contribute to service development and shape the future of the Trust's Rheumatology Service. The incoming post-holder will be encouraged to develop a special interest.

The post holder will:

• Be expected to contribute to multidisciplinary team activity, adapt to differing local service needs, and maintain close collaboration with colleagues.
• Review new admissions or unstable in-patients on an ad hoc basis.
• Provide clinical advice and support for ward referrals / in-patients, for ED opinions and for GP advice and guidance, When rota'd on a shift as "consultant of the day".

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.

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Emergency Department team, delivering a friendly, confidential, efficient, and professional reception and registration service for patients, relatives, and visitors.

The role involves managing a wide range of face-to-face and telephone enquiries from clinical staff, patients, relatives, GPs, and external agencies, providing accurate information and general advice as required.

A broad range of administrative and clerical duties will be undertaken to support the smooth running of the department. As the reception service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you will be required to work flexible shifts, including unsociable hours, weekends, and public holidays. Staff may also be called upon to support the department during major incidents.

Main duties of the job

Patient Reception & Registration

• Receive and register patients, ensuring demographic details are accurate and updated using the National Spines service and relevant IT systems.
• Discharge patients and arrange follow-up or outpatient appointments within agreed timescales.
• Prepare admission paperwork and associated documentation.
• Receive, check, and process patient investigations, ensuring they are reviewed by clinicians or filed appropriately.
• Direct patients to clinical areas and provide assistance to those who are injured, unwell, or have mobility needs.
• Support patients with general enquiries, communication needs, and transport arrangements.
• Arrange interpreter services for patients with language barriers attending the GP Out-of-Hours (OOH) service.
• Provide advice to patients and relatives regarding appointments and local services.
• Alert the triage nurse to any concerns about patients in the waiting area.
• Handle calls from patients, relatives, and carers regarding healthcare concerns, relaying information to clinical staff.

GP Out-of-Hours (OOH) Patient Care

• Support patient care from the moment a call is received from NHS 111 until clinical assessment begins, either by phone or face-to-face.
• Inform patients of delays to GP OOH appointments or home visits.
• Liaise with external services when required to support patient care.

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 summary

Enthusiastic, friendly and well-motivated individuals are needed to join the administration team within the Cellular Pathology Department.

This role will provide an efficient and effective secretarial and administrative service to the Pathology Department including Consultants, their medical teams and laboratory personnel.

Main duties of the job

• Provide secretarial support to the Cellular Pathology Services , Consultants and their medical teams, medical PA's
• Provide information and advice when dealing with enquiries either in person or by telephone from members of staff, patients, general practitioners and the general public, with subsequent referral to medical, scientific or administrative staff as appropriate.
• Resolve patient and staff queries; relay medical information between clinicians and general practitioners.
• Word processing/audio typing of complex laboratory reports and input onto the Pathology Computer system.
• Type/amend letters onto the Trust computer system
• Assist with the day to day scanning of laboratory reports.
• Process and dispatch departmental internal and external mail
• Devise and maintain departmental filing systems using departmental scanning system.
• Operate the Trusts computer systems including Patient Administration System, ALS System, Winscribe, Pathosys, COSD Protocol, Case Note Tracking, RIS System, SMART, ESR, email and intranet as appropriate.
• Operate the Pathology computer systems - LabCentre, QCLite, QPulse
• Sort and distribute Pathology reports to Wards, Departments and General Practitioners.
• Participate in and be responsible for the collation of data and producing of reports/projects on behalf of Consultant, Senior Management and Senior Technical staff e.g. on call rotas/updates, leave charts, crash plan etc.

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 summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Acute Medicine Team as a Speciality Doctor in Acute Medicine and SDEC at Rochdale Infirmary"We are looking for an experienced doctor with full MRCP and specialist experience who can provide senior acute medical care."

This is an exciting time to join the team as you will be part of a hospital and medical department currently undergoing a period of innovation and development.

The successful candidate will be joining our innovative team of 4 Consultants within our clinical assessment unit, SDEC and our dementia specialist ward Oasis. You will work alongside other speciality doctors, foundation doctors and GP trainees, junior clinical fellows and the wider multi disciplinary team.

The post is a permanent post and therefore essential criteria must be met. These include achievement of competencies equivalent to the end of IMT2 training. Colleagues must be able to organise and prioritise their workload and support more junior members of the MDT. There will be a commitment to work days nights and weekends on a rota basis with this post.

We welcome less than full time applications and are willing to discuss flexible working arrangements. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to Acute Medicine.

If you would like to work in a dynamic, caring, inclusive and forward-thinking environment where innovation is welcomed, then we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Assessment UnitThe post holder will be expected to take part in the assessment and management of acute patients admitted to the CAU. This will include taking part in the daily assessment of patients, initiating management plans for these patients and performing procedures (under supervision if needed). Rochdale Infirmary does not have level 2 care therefore you will be expected to make decisions on who can be managed on this site and who may need escalating off site.

Medical SDECAs a senior clinical decision maker you will work with experienced doctors, Advanced Care Practitioners, senior nurses to screen and accept referrals from the Urgent Treatment Centre, General Practitioners, North West Ambulance Service and community services including the Rapid response Response team and Hospital at Home teams. The caseload encompasses a broad range of ambulatory care-sensitive medical conditions for which you will provide clinical assessments, formulate investigation and management plans and offer safe onward referral or discharge.

You may also assist in co-ordination the care of patients assessed by other practitioners, offering your knowledge and advice in support of the department outside usual office hours.

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,appreciateandinspire- 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.

Learn more about us in ourCandidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)