Female Bilingual Bank Worker (Interpreter) | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater Manchester is seeking interpreters for a variety of languages to offer sessional interpreting services. Candidates must possess an interpreting qualification and be available for induction training. The role requires flexibility for face-to-face, video, and telephone interpretation. Committed to enhancing local health services, the provider offers competitive benefits, including flexible working opportunities, to support work-life balance. This position is suitable for those interested in providing invaluable support in health settings and making a positive impact.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive benefits package

Generous annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Possession of an interpreting qualification is essential.
• Experience of interpretation preferably in a hospital setting.
• Knowledge of IT systems for video and telephone interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Provide an effective interpreting service to health professionals and patients.
• Ensure sessions meet required time standards for face-to-face and remote services.
• Participate in training and orientation days.

Skills

Confidential interpretation

Availability for induction training

Knowledge of IT systems

Education

Interpreting qualification

Tools

MS Teams

Accurx flemming

Job description

Band 3 pro-rata (as and when required)

Daytime availability is essential and pay will be according to the following rates:

Daytime (6am to 8pm) min 2 hours paid for face to face interpretation and video . Telephone interpretation paid minimum 30mins.

Out of Office Hours (8pm to 6am) and weekend hourly rate: min 1 hour paid for face to face and video interpretation. Telephone interpretation minimum 30mins paid at enhanced rate.

Plus mileage and parking only paid from base/nearest hospital to another location, no home to base mileage or parking for first appointment to the base hospital.

Please state clearly on your application form the language you are applying for as failure to declare your language will make your application unsuccessful.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust wishes to update the Bank of Interpreters with a variety of languages to provide a comprehensive interpreting service to its hospitals in Oldham, Rochdale, Bury & Salford. The service will operate daily, out of hours, weekends and bank holidays as required. Full daytime availability is compulsory in order to be shortlisted.

Languages

• Albanian
• Tigrinya
• Korean
• Vietnamese
• Kurdish
• Somali
• Amharic
• Nepalese
• Romanian
• Oromo
• Bambara
• Wolof
• Benin
• Edo
• Yoruba
• Burmese
• Bravanese/Brava
• Zaghawa
• Luganda
• Tagalog/Filipino
• Twi
• Shona
• Telugu
• Thai
• Fula
• Chichewa

You will be responsible for providing a confidential, efficient and effective interpreting service to health professionals and patients in both the hospital and community settings on a sessional basis (as and when required) according to the specified time either daytime or out of hours and weekends.

You must be available for induction training and orientation days. Possession of an interpreting qualification is essential and experience of interpretation preferably in a hospital setting. As well as face to face, interpretations are also conducted via telephone and video so knowledge of IT systems is also essential e.g. MS Teams & Accurx flemming.

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.

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

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Jan 2026