Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Higher Clerical Office to join us to be  responsible for providing clerical services for the Trust Catering Department at Royal Oldham Hospital.

The aims of the department are to provide a high quality, customer focused, cost effective, and well-presented service, providing a service to suppliers, service users, staff, visitors and patients. 

You will ensure purchasing procedures are adhered to, work with purchasing and suppliers to unsure all provisions are received from nominated suppliers and processed within the trust guidelines, correct and economical use of materials, equipment are followed throughout.

Duties will include, collation of patient menus, using computer systems for ordering and receiving goods, handling telephone enquiries into the department. Assist in keeping HR and Training records.

You will be able to work without supervision in a busy catering office, at the stated place of work.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of an Admin team, responsible for the collation of Patient meal orders. You will use NHS computerised systems for ordering stores and goods receiving. You will also keep accurate records of all purchases and inter departmental transfers.
• To be responsible for submitting accurate accounting of all expenditure and income to the Catering Manager at the end of each month.
• To keep account of all items transferred from the Catering Department to other divisions within the hospital.
• To maintain and keep up to date staff absences, training records, and annual leave.
• To deal with calls and correspondence into the department.
• To work as part of a time, on all other general office duties.

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.