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Job overview
We are pleased to advertise a full time, Band 3 Trauma Admin Support post based at Salford Royal Hospital which is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
You will provide comprehensive and efficient administration cover for the Trauma service and to the Trauma & Orthopaedic department as well as acting as a focal point for communication within the Trauma & Orthopaedic Department.
All training will be provided.
Shifts currently cover Monday to Friday 6:30am – 7:30pm
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will book all trauma patients on to theatre man and book New and Follow-up appointments into clinic, organise beds on Critical Care and Day Surgery Unit and liaise with theatre staff to ensure all kit and equipment is available for surgery. You will provide advice and information to patients, liaise with all members of the trauma multidisciplinary team and work closely with the the band 6 Trauma Co-ordinators and Trauma Consultant team of the week to ensure trauma lists are well utilised. You will audit cancellations, breaches, re-admissions, and outlier discharges, as well as a range of other general administrative duties.
The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, be able to work well independently and as part of a team and will also be able to demonstrate basic IT as well as administrative & organisational skills. Some clinical and Trauma & Orthopaedic knowledge is desired but not essential.
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.
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We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact resourcingnca@nca.nhs.uk
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
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