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Main area
Orthotics
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
236-SCO-CS513-24
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
NCA wide , mainly based at BRO
Town
Bury
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 Pa Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/01/2025 23:59

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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Orthotic Officer

Band 3

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to work as an Orthotics Officer to support the delivery of the Orthotics Service across NCA. The post will involve working across all sites each week .
The role is extremely varied where you will be providing a whole host of clerical support as well reception duties. You will be required to work across several different IM&T systems, including E-Procurement and electronic patient systems. 


As part of a greater team delivering services across all 4 sites , you will  have the opportunity to work alongside an Orthotist  and take ownership and responsibility to manage all day to day administration support  in the delivery of a service at each site  .

In addition to providing all aspects of clerical support you will have the opportunity to develop clinical skills and work directly with clinicians supporting in clinic and in time eventually undertake the measurement and fitting of some simple devices.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the smooth running of weekly clinics and underrating all aspects of administration work

As part of the team you will be greeting patients, dealing with enquiries, processing orders, processing referrals, maintaining stock levels, processing invoices, taking prescription payments, as well as the day to day management of clinic diaries. 

Over time you will have the opportunity to work alongside a qualified Orthotist and  assist in clinic and after completing competencies have the opportunity to manage your own limited patients caseload requiring simple devices , which will require measurement and fitting and relevant note keeping

You should have excellent customer service skills, have excellent PC skills and experience of working in a busy office environment.

If you enjoy dealing with people face to face, enjoy a challenge and enjoy working as part of a team then this could be the job for you.

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 www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

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

In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recording information clearly and accurately
  • Good team worker
  • Flexible and adaptable & manage self/own workload
  • Computer/IT skills, including Microsoft Office
  • Previous experience working within a healthcare environment
Desirable criteria
  • ability to utilise problem solving and reasoning skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 2 GCSE's or equivalent in Maths and English
  • NVQ level 2 or 3 in Healthcare or Equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paul Macdonald
Job title
Orthotics Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 206 1558
Additional information

For further details please contact Paul Macdonald

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