Chaplaincy Administrator

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
We are looking for an efficient and organised Administrator to support to our multi-faith and belief Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care service.

The Administrator will provide professional, comprehensive and confidential administrative and secretarial support to the Chaplaincy team. In addition to running the Chaplaincy office, the Administrator will sometimes be the first point of contact for the Chaplaincy service, for visitors to the office and people who phone. They will require strong communication skills and be comfortable with speaking with people who may be anxious or distressed.

**Main duties of the job**:
Clerical and administrative support to the Chaplaincy team, including: use of the Electronic Patient Record to create visiting lists or discharge patients from service; assisting managers in creating and distributing rotas; creation and distribution of publicity materials; maintaining a safe and welcoming environment in the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care centre.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- GCSE English Language or equivalent
- NVQ2 in Administration or equivalent
- IT Skills Qualification or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience

**Desirable criteria**:

- RSA level two or equivalent

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

- Experience of using Microsoft Office.
- Experience in an administrative role.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of working within tight deadlines.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of using Patient Centre.
- Previous experience of the DATIX system
- Knowledge of EPR (Electronic Patient Record)/Evolve
- Previous Experience in a medical / social care background.

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