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Job summary

Main area
Trauma, Orthopaedics & Plastics
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working between 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday)
Job ref
236-SCO-CS292-24-P
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salford royal foundation trust
Town
Salford
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/08/2024 23:59

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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Healthcare Assistant - Outpatient Fracture Clinic

Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the orthopaedic, fracture & plastics clinic, for a clinical Support Worker to join our well established multidisciplinary team.

We constantly aim to provide a high standard of care, to a wide range of clients. You would therefore need to be motivated and focused, possess good communication skills, an ability to provide excellent care in a fast paced setting and basic IT skills.

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

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a team player, who is enthusiastic about their work, with a willingness to learn new skills. 

You will support on a variety of clinics including  face to face & Virtual fracture clinics, elective orthopaedics, spinal and plastics clinics.

You will support patients with their journey through the department, and support the clinical staff to ensure their clinics run smoothly and efficiently.  The role of the band 2 in clinic  is both  clinically patient focused and administrative in its nature. 

We can offer you relevant training and development opportunities and the opportunity to develop care skills working within a multidisciplinary framework. 

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

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ level 2
Desirable criteria
  • Care Certificate

Essential and Desirable

Essential criteria
  • Experience working with the public
Desirable criteria
  • good communication skills

essential and desirable

Essential criteria
  • Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • experience in Trauma & Orthopaedics or outpatient setting

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
Joanne Hubert
Job title
Manager Ortho opd & Trauma Nurse Coordination
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 206 4898
Additional information

Joanne Hubert

0161 206 4898

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