Ward Clerk

**Job overview**:
**An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Ward Clerk on the Acute Medical Unit at Rochdale Infirmary which is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.**

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual with excellent communication skills with the ability to prioritise your own workload.

**Main duties of the job**:
Your role will involve clerical duties to enable the unit to run smoothly. General duties will include filing, handling medical notes, answering the telephone and greeting patients and relatives.

You will possess a good standard of education and have experience of working within a busy customer focussed environment.

**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**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualification**:
**Essential criteria**:

- A good level of general education
- Computer literate

**Desirable criteria**:

- Recognised administration qualification

**Knowledge, Training, Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Previous proven office experience
- Experience dealing with the public
- A good understanding of customer service

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience or working within a health care environment

**Skills & Abilities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Keyboard skills

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

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