Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18 hours per week (Hours will include a variety of shifts (long days, nights, weekends and short day shifts).)
- Job ref
- 236-FAC-AC250-26-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
- 21/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Neonatal Intensive Care - Ward Clerk
Band 2
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic Ward Clerk's to join our Neonatal Team at The Royal Oldham Hospital.
As one of our Ward Clerks, you'll be the welcoming face.
You'll need to have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to thrive in a busy environment to succeed in this role.
Main duties of the job
- You will provide a wide range of administrative and clerical duties to the ward/unit staff including:
- Answering telephone calls from patients, members of the public and other health care professionals.
- Welcoming patients, members of the public and professionals to maternity services.
- Using IT systems to book appointments, admit, transfer and discharge babies.
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
- NVQ 2 qualification or equivalent or working towards
Desirable criteria
- IT Qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
- IT skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team working skills
- Flexible approach to work
Desirable criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience within a hospital / care setting
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
- Carol Giblin
- Job title
- Neonatal Intensive care WA
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 627 8996
- Additional information
Please contact Carol Giblin for any information related to these posts.
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