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Job summary

Main area
Administrative services
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
236-RCO-AC220-25-A
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Rochdale Infirmary
Town
Rochdale
Salary
£24,465 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Ward Clerk - Ophthalmology

Band 2

Job overview

A full-time 37.5 hours opportunity has arisen to ensure all reception processes are carried out in a timely and accurate manner to ensure an efficient reception and quality service to all users.

The post holder will be interactive with the General Public, Nursing, Medical staff and other Trust Administrative and Clerical Staff.

Main duties of the job

  • Attend, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way.
  • You need to have the confidence to speak face to face or over the telephone to deal with the patient’s needs, this can include booking appointments.
  • To use and access Patient Centre and be able to attend patients on reception desks.
  • Book appointments for patients as and when required.
  • Deal with enquires of a sensitive nature.
  • Attend Departmental meetings as and when required.
  • Access Patient Administration System when required to accurately record and collect patient data, ensuring errors are clearly identified and corrected including patient demographics.
  • Coordinate clinic prep and various admin tasks to support running of clinical activity.

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.  

Detailed job description and main 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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Word processing – Microsoft Office, word, excel
Desirable criteria
  • AMSPAR medical terminology

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in undertaking a full range of office management to improve service efficiency and effectiveness
  • Experience of using Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience of successfully working within tight time frames and to deadlines.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using NHS Trust specific data systems such as Patient Administration System (PAS), Openeyes
  • Previous NHS experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Advanced Keyboard Skills
  • Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload with interruptions and changing priorities
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritise own workload

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Esther Fielden
Job title
Lead Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01706527067
Additional information

or

Nicole Mould

Ward Sister

[email protected]

01706901729

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