Pastoral Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has emerged to join the REACHE team supporting refugee and asylum-seeking doctors, nurses and health professionals to return to their careers within the NHS.

Your role will be to work alongside the existing Pastoral Lead to maintain and develop REACHE's pastoral support service.

Main duties of the job

You will provide practical support and guidance to REACHE's members according to their non-academic needs, liaising where necessary with staff and external agencies to help provide a strong environment for our members to return to the workplace.

Reache, established 20 years ago, has delivered Occupational English education and PLAB success for overseas qualified Refugee, Asylum Seeker, Evacuee Doctors, Nurses and allied health professionals and placed them into NHS jobs. Over 600 doctors and AHPs have passed through our programme.

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.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

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:

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, marital status, social background or trade union membership.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

To be able to prioritise and manage own workload effectively Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities Full awareness of the importance of always exercising confidentiality Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines Able to work within a multidisciplinary team and maintain good working relationships. Good organisational skills and time management skills

Desirable

Full Driving Licence and access to a car Positive regard for refugees and asylum seekers and basic awareness of their needs

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Proven experience of using Microsoft packages including Word and Excel

Desirable

Some knowledge of voluntary sector in Northwest Some knowledge of social housing Excellent knowledge of DWP and Benefit guidance Awareness of issues/barriers suffered by Refugee and Asylum Seekers Experience dealing with psychological, financial, housing, legal issues to securing provisions and emergency food etc Experience of working with vulnerable individuals

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 3 in business admin or equivalent experience. GCSE in Maths & English (Grade C minimum or equivalent level of experience)

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