Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Customer Service Administrator

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs


North East England
Permanent
Admin and Clerical
GBP 25,760 - 27,476 per year

Posted 3 day(s) ago

Reference: 2386665


Job summary

We now have a vacancy for a full time, Band 3 Customer Service Administrator to work at Royton Health and Wellbeing Centre which is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

You will provide an excellent customer focus and an administrative service for patients and partners across the Oldham locality and provide a comprehensive referral, customer contact and booking management service for Community Health Services and ensure compliance with waiting time targets.

You will work in a Customer Service Call Centre providing cross-cover for other staff across the centre to ensure a consistent and effective administration service is maintained at all times.

Main duties of the job

  • Ensure adherence to the Referral Booking & Management Centre standard Operating procedures at all times.
  • Provide and receive routine and complex sensitive information requiring tact or persuasive skills, even where they maybe barriers to understanding.
  • Exchange information with customers, provide information, and give advice, empathy and reassurance.
  • Ensure that customer phone calls are answered in accordance with Organisational Policy.
  • To direct contacts in a consistent and timely manner taking messages and assigning calls to relevant teams.
  • Review appropriateness of referrals and process referrals received in the service and ensure all are made available for clinical triage in a timely manner following set processes.
  • Process requests for clinic changes, changes and cancellations.
  • Create, maintain and make additions to waiting lists for clinical services following a set of processes.
  • To direct contacts in a consistent and timely manner taking messages and assigning calls to relevant teams.
  • Be proficient in the use of electronic systems in relation to customer data and undertake new training as required if new technology/ systems are introduced to ensure competencies are maintained and efficiencies of the administrative processes are maximised.
  • To cover a range of shifts patterns as required by the service and customers accessing the service, this may include both early and late shifts and weekends.
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.

Details
Date posted

06 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-UEC-AC470-26-A

Job locations

Royton Health and Wellbeing Centre

Park Street

Oldham

OL2 6QW

United Kingdom


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: www.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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • English/Maths GCE grade 4 or higher (comparable to GCSE grade C or higher) or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Desirable
  • ECDL or equivalent qualification
Skills
Essential
  • Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload and to multi-task with interruptions and changing priorities
  • Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
  • Good numerical skills
  • Understanding of the data protection act
  • Recognise equality and diversity and the importance of human rights with dignity and respect
  • Act in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures
Desirable
  • Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
Experience
Essential
  • Experience working and communicating with the general public
  • Experience of using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
Desirable
  • Previous experience of working in a call centre
  • Previous experience of working in a team liaising with multiple stakeholders
  • Experience of using SystmOne, e-Referral Service, PTS (Patient Transport Service)
  • Experience of successfully working within tight time frames and to deadlines
  • Experience of using IM&T systems for data entry
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • English/Maths GCE grade 4 or higher (comparable to GCSE grade C or higher) or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Desirable
  • ECDL or equivalent qualification
Skills
Essential
  • Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload and to multi-task with interruptions and changing priorities
  • Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
  • Good numerical skills
  • Understanding of the data protection act
  • Recognise equality and diversity and the importance of human rights with dignity and respect
  • Act in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures
Desirable
  • Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
Experience
Essential
  • Experience working and communicating with the general public
  • Experience of using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
Desirable
  • Previous experience of working in a call centre
  • Previous experience of working in a team liaising with multiple stakeholders
  • Experience of using SystmOne, e-Referral Service, PTS (Patient Transport Service)
  • Experience of successfully working within tight time frames and to deadlines
  • Experience of using IM&T systems for data entry
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details
Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royton Health and Wellbeing Centre

Park Street

Oldham

OL2 6QW

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royton Health and Wellbeing Centre

Park Street

Oldham

OL2 6QW

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)