Allied Health Professions Clinical Administrator
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual to join our friendly, forward thinking and supportive service that provides care to adults across the Bury area.
We are looking for a motivated and suitably qualified individual to support service delivery.The post holder will provide comprehensive, efficient and effective clinical administration support for a range of Allied Health Professions (AHP) services.The successful individual will need to be a hardworking, team player with excellent communication skills and ability to organise and prioritise workload. The ideal candidate would have office administration experience, with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and databases. The applicant will be required to be flexible towards the needs of the AHP services in Bury.
The post holder will be responsible for providing comprehensive clinical administration support including gathering and accurately collecting data and information from a variety of sources relating to service performance and delivery, whilst always maintaining a confidential, friendly and patient focused service.
It is essential for the post holder to possess an ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people at all levels both within and out with the services.
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive clinical administration service to support all functions of the teams. To deliver an effective and timely service for patients within the Bury area.
The post holder will be required to undertake a range of tasks working in the AHP directorate clinical administration function. Tasks include; telephone calls, accurate data input on a number of databases, electronic transfer of information via different methods of transfer, message processing, use of electronic ordering systems and involvement in service improvement projects on an ad-hoc basis - whilst always delivering a confidential, friendly and patient focused service.
The role is based at various locations across the Bury area, and will support therapists such as physiotherapists and occupational therapists to provide care to families and carers across a range of community care settings.
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 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
- Educated to GCSE/O Level or equivalent in English/Maths
- NVQ Level 2 Admin vocational qualification
Desirable
- ECDL or equivalent
- Word processing/typing certificate to RSA level II/III
Skills
Essential
- Strong IT competency with specific knowledge of databases and Microsoft office suite
- Evidence of good organisational skills
- Demonstrate ability to complete general office procedures
- Demonstrate ability to manage own workload and meet tight deadlines
- Demonstrate ability to use initiative
- Demonstrate ability to keep accurate records
- Evidence of working in a health care environment
- An understanding of and ability to work with sensitive, urgent difficult and confidential situation
- Flexibility to be a team member yet can be self-reliant and self-motivated
- Interpersonal and time management skills especially communicating with people at all levels
- Flexible - able to adapt to a developing role
- Ability to travel across sites as part of service needs
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in administration
- Experience of team working
- Experience of carrying out delegated work
Knowledge
Desirable
- Previous knowledge of SystmOne
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chatsworth House
Roach bank Road, Little 66, Pilsworth
Bury
BL9 8RN
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
