clerical officer

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., 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, 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.

• Maths and English Grace C/4 or above
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Software Packages, ECDL or equivalent, Experience of Audio Typing
• Relevant experience of providing Clerical Support, Previous experience of LE2.2, speech report or other digital dictation system, Knowledge of NHS targets, including 18 weeks RTT, cancer pathways
• Good communication skills, written and verbal

We have a long and proud history of caring for generations of local people and can trace our roots all the way back to 1814 with the first hospital in Bolton - the Bolton Dispensary in the town centre. 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.

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