Office Administrator

**Post**: Office Administrator

**Band**: 3

**Hours**: 20 (Weds to Friday)

The Admin. Dept. at the Specialised Ability Centre Manchester is looking for an enthusiastic person to join their team. We are looking for somebody who has a good, solid education with at least 5 GCSEs or equivalent. Somebody who is not phased by pressure and can adapt to the needs of our busy admin. office. This is a varied role with plenty of scope for learning about Amputee Rehabilitation (Prosthetics), the provision of Orthotic devices (Orthotics) and the provision of mobility & special seating equipment (Wheelchairs) in a centre of excellence.
There will also be an expectation of willingness to work in other admin. areas across other sites within our Trust, should it become necessary.

The main duties of the post involve working within the Orthotics admin. team and liaising with clinicians, doctors and therapists regarding the ordering & provision of Orthotic devices. There will be extensive telephone contact with patients, and their carers, regarding any problems & queries and the need to book, amend and cancel appointments and to process & post out orders for Orthotic equipment. You will be joining a specialised team who work under pressure and have to deal with emotive issues for disabled patients. You will need strong communication skills, tact and diplomacy, and be able to work independently under pressure and be flexible to work in the other teams as, and when, necessary.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £1.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’re proud to be one of the major academic research centres and education providers in England and Research and Innovation is the heart of all we do, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We’re also excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable and tackling climate change.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Join us and you’ll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination.

If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination. There is currently Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new employees may need to be vaccinated.

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