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Job overview

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust wishes to increase the Interpreters  in the team to cover the mentioned languages to provide a more comprehensive interpreting service to its hospitals in Oldham, Rochdale, Bury & Salford. 

Interpreter  - 12 months fixed term contract - Band 3

We are looking to recruit 2.5 wte interpreters who speak the following languages:

1 x Urdu/punjabi;

1 x Bengali;

17.5hrs x Hungarian/Czec/Slovac

You will join a team of 15 permanent interpreters based at Royal Oldham Hospital but will be required to work across the NCA which covers Oldham, Rochdale, Salford & Bury and Communities. 

You will be qualified in at least Community Interpreting level 3 or above and have experience of working as an Interpreter. 

Also you must already have permission to work in the UK as this post will not cover any sponsorship requirement. 

Main duties of the job

Please state clearly on your application form the language you are applying for as failure to declare your language will make your application unsuccessful.

The Post holders will be responsible for providing a confidential, clear,  accurate and effective interpreting service to health professionals and patients in both the hospital and community settings.

Possession of an interpreting qualification is essential and experience of interpretation preferably in a hospital setting. 

The Post Holders will provide not only face to face interpretations but also telephone and video interpretations so knowledge of IT systems is also essential e.g. MS Teams & Accurx flemming.

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.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk