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Northern Care Alliance NHS FT

Our dedicated team of around 20,000 staff – our NCA Family – delivers healthcare excellence to over one million people across Salford, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury, as well as providing more specialist services to patients from Greater Manchester and beyond.

Medical Secretary – Spines

  • Full Time
  • Date posted 4 February 2025
  • Expiration date 16 February 2025
  • Location Salford
  • Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per year
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  • Full Time
  • Salford
  • 26530-29114 GBP / Year

Website Northern Care Alliance NHS FT

Our dedicated team of around 20,000 staff – our NCA Family – delivers healthcare excellence to over one million people across Salford, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury, as well as providing more specialist services to patients from Greater Manchester and beyond.

Job summary

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen within the Spinal Department for an experienced Medical Secretary to support some of the most inspirational Consultants in the NHS based at Salford Royal Hospital.

We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals with relevant experience to join our high performing and successful team. The post will provide you with an exciting challenge and give you the opportunity to play a key-supporting role in a rapidly growing service which currently serves a population of 3.2 million.

 

Main duties of the job

You must possess excellent communication skills & have the ability to work both as part of a team and on your own initiative.You will be able to organise and prioritise your own workload and balance this with the demands of a busy, diverse and varied role. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, RSA II or equivalent typing, excellent audio typing skills, waiting list management, medical terminology, proven organisational skills, 18 week standards & a strong commitment to personal & professional development is desired.

 

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.

 

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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

We continually review our recruitment processes to ensure they are supporting us achieving an inclusive and representative team.

We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance. This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.

 

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA II and above or equivalent

Desirable

  • AMSPAR or equivalent
  • ECDL

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Effective Organisational Skills
  • Audio typist
  • High Level of Communication skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • RTT 18 week compliance
  • User of Medisec, Patient Centre and G2
  • A good understanding of Microsoft packages and audio typing experience

Desirable

  • Working in a consultant environment
  • Knowledge of the Trust’s current Information Technology Systems (e.g. Medisec, PAS)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

To apply for this job please visit www.jobsinmcr.co.uk.

  • Full Time
  • Date posted 4 February 2025
  • Expiration date 16 February 2025
  • Location Salford
  • Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per year
  • Apply Clicks 0

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