About this role
Job summary
We require an enthusiastic and highly motivated Support Secretary to play an important role, dedicated to ensuring excellent standards of care to the Intestinal Failure Unit
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Intestinal Failure (IF) Team providing comprehensive support across the department. You will work alongside the IF administration team on the intestinal failure unit, the post will provide you with an exciting challenge and give you the opportunity to play a key-supporting role to the multidisciplinary team.
You will provide efficient clerical and typing support to the IF team in a rewarding and friendly environment. This is an interesting and varied role and you will have the ability to meet demands of working in a department dealing with confidential and sensitive issues in a professional manner.
Main duties of the job
You will have a degree of administration experience, excellent communication skills and be proficient with a wide variety of Microsoft Office packages, knowledge of Patient Centre, Medisec, record management and clinic management would be beneficial. A strong commitment to personal and professional development and teamwork are essential for this post.
There is a high level of contact with external service users therefore good interpersonal skills are a priority. Strong organisational skills and accuracy are required and the ability to flexibly manage and prioritise a full workload using your own initiative. You will be able to organise and prioritise your own workload and balance this with the demands of this diverse and varied role.
The role also consists of MDT co-ordination, conference co-ordination and data collection and inputting. The intestinal failure unit is a national reference centre and will be a point of contact for IF centres in the North of England.
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 description 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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Proven office experience in a hospital setting or similar Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications Previous experience of working within a team and also alone Excellent word processing and audio typing skills
Desirable
Experience as a Secretary Experience of working in a hospital Knowledge of Intestinal Failure
Qualifications Essential
OCR/RSA Text Processing level 2 or equivalent
Desirable
ECDL & AMSPAR, NHS experience
Skills & Abilities Essential
Good attention to detail Excellent telephone manner including good listening skills Good written and verbal communication skills
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.
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Employer details Employer name Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address Salford Royal Hospital
Stott Lane
Salford
M6 8HD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)