Job summary
Do you have a desire to learn and develop within a fast paced service? Are you a high calibre individual interested in improving the pathways of suspected and diagnosed cancer patients? Do you have a flexible approach to work and value variety? Are you team player and keen to develop your career pathway within the NHS?
If you have answered 'yes' to all of the above then you could be the person we are looking for!
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a passionate and highly motivated individual who can work as part of a team and as an individual alongside our Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Teams to help improve the pathways and ensure swift diagnosis and treatment of suspected and confirmed cancer patients.
You must be IT literate and have the ability to navigate Trust IT systems. As well as being an effective communicator you must be able to communicate with a wide range of colleagues including admin staff, PA's, senior managers and consultants. The ideal candidate must also be flexible in terms of hours of work as well as site of work. Our Trust is proud to support you in continuing your professional development and we as, a department, facilitate this by offering full training as well as continued training throughout the year, regular 1 to 1's and a yearly PDR as well as support to develop into further roles.
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.
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
Job description
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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised educational standards, i.e. GCSE 'O' Level Grade A-C or equivalent in English Language
- A level qualification or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent knowledge
Other
Essential
- To work additional hours to meet the demands of the service if required
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Literate in order to transfer information on to a computer system and standard departmental documents
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to deal with wide range of NHS staff the telephone and face to face using tact and empathy
- Be able to prioritise own workload/use initiative in planning daily tasks
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Proven recent experience of working within the NHS
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications
- Previous experience of working within a team and also alone
- Experience of dealing with any changes to the service in a positive way
- Recent experience of working in a capacity & demand target driven service
- Understanding and experience of acute hospital outpatient/inpatient pathways
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised educational standards, i.e. GCSE 'O' Level Grade A-C or equivalent in English Language
- A level qualification or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent knowledge
Other
Essential
- To work additional hours to meet the demands of the service if required
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Literate in order to transfer information on to a computer system and standard departmental documents
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to deal with wide range of NHS staff the telephone and face to face using tact and empathy
- Be able to prioritise own workload/use initiative in planning daily tasks
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Proven recent experience of working within the NHS
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications
- Previous experience of working within a team and also alone
- Experience of dealing with any changes to the service in a positive way
- Recent experience of working in a capacity & demand target driven service
- Understanding and experience of acute hospital outpatient/inpatient pathways
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).