Failsafe Officer

We have an exciting operational opportunity within the Planned Care Directorate team at the Rochdale Infirmary for a 12 month Band 4 Failsafe Officer in Ophthalmology.

You will be a self-motivated individual with the ability to perform in a rapidly changing environment whilst achieving challenging deadlines.

As a Failsafe Officer for the Service, you will ensure the supervision and provision of an efficient and effective administrative service, including monitoring of patient waiting times and pathways.

You will be supporting the Directorate and Assistant Directorate Manager to ensure optimum and ongoing performance in line with corporate objectives.

You will have hospital administrative experience, with the ability to achieve results and targets whilst working collaboratively with clinical colleagues.

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.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk