clerical officer

Bolton Nhs Foundation Trust; Blackrod; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly organised clerical officer to deliver and maintain an efficient administration service for the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department.

You will handle purchase orders, agenda compilation, meeting organisation, and minutes typing while validating waiting lists and arranging appointments.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Experience in administrative roles within a medical/clinical setting is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain efficient clerical support to the Trauma and Orthopaedics Department.
• Arrange department meetings, compile agendas and minutes, and organise appointments.
• Raise purchase orders and perform general office duties as required.

Skills

Organised

Administration

Meeting coordination

Typing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are looking for a highly organised clerical officer to provide and maintain an efficient administration service to the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department which will include the raising of purchase orders, compiling agenda's, organising meetings and typing up minutes. Validation of waiting lists, arranging appointments and general office duties.

Candidates should be articulate, capable of undertaking a demanding workload and must be able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative.

The post holder will be responsible for arranging department meetings and compiling agenda's as well as assisting with arranging appointments and raising purchase orders

Please note: This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as we are unable to support visa applications for this position.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, we became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 310,000+ people.

The Royal Bolton Hospital is a major hub within Greater Manchester for women's and children's services and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving site in Greater Manchester. We're structured in four clinical divisions - Community Services, Families and Diagnostics, Medicine, and Surgery and are led by a Board of Directors. As an NHS Foundation Trust we're accountable to our members and have a Council of Governors to represent the views of patients, public, staff and partners.

Buildings, names and models of care have changed over the centuries, but one thing has remained constant and is prevalent among our 6,718 staff members: the enduring commitment to providing the best health and care for the people of Bolton.

To provide clerical support to the Trauma and Orthopaedics Department. To assist with the organisation of meetings/agendas and minutes. To support with clerical validation of the 18 week referral to treatment pathway, organise appointments where necessary and general office duties.