Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25 hours per week (Evening 17.00 - 22.00, occasional day and weekend hours to cover sickness and holidays.)
- Job ref
- 236-FACT-AC238-26-SQ-A
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Oldham Hospital
- Town
- Oldham
- Salary
- £25,272 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Clerk - Gynaecology Assessment Unit
Band 2
Job overview
We are looking to employ a highly motivated and organised individual to join our Gynaecology Assessment Unit.
The post is part time 25 hours per week. This is an evening shift of 17.00 - 22.00. Monday to Friday, these hours are set. Please may we ask that great consideration is taken before applying, there are some opportunities to work day and weekend hours, this is only to cover staffing sickness and Annual Leave.
The post will involve dealing with telephone and face-to-face enquiries and a full range of administrative and clerical duties. The Department is extremely busy and the work is challenging, fast moving and sometimes of a sensitive nature.
Main duties of the job
- You must have excellent customer service skills, be dedicated and courteous.
- You will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent keyboard skills.
- You must be able to deal with sensitive/confidential issues and be a team player and ready for the challenge that this demanding but rewarding role will present.
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
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 sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance for this vacancy. If you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good organisational skills and able to work to deadlines
- Ability to work on your own and use own initiative
- Good communication skills, able to communicate effectively with people at all levels
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as a member of a team
- Excellent keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- Practical and working knowledge of PAS, Symphony and other NHS IT systems
- Aware of current issues within the NHS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous reception experience covering a wide range of office duties.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a healthcare setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Costello
- Job title
- Gynaecology Assessment Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 656 1034
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