Overview
Female Bilingual Bank Worker (Interpreter) role at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Band 3 Pro-rata (as And When Required). Daytime availability is essential and pay will be according to the rates below.
Pay and hours
Daytime (6am to 8pm) min 2 hours paid for face to face interpretation and video. Telephone interpretation paid minimum 30 mins. 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 30 mins 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.
Language declaration
Please state clearly on your application form the language you are applying for as failure to declare your language will make your application unsuccessful.
Role context
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust wishes to update the Bank of Interpreters with 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.
Qualifications and requirements
- Possession of an interpreting qualification is essential; experience of interpretation preferably in a hospital setting.
- Interpretation is conducted face to face, by telephone and by video; knowledge of IT systems is essential (e.g., MS Teams & Accurx flemming).
Languages
- All Languages Are Required Including The Following
- 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
Responsibilities
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.
Induction and IT
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 essential, e.g. MS Teams & Accurx flemming.
About the employer
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. We are committed to delivering high standards of care and value three core attitudes: care, appreciate and inspire. We offer a role with purpose and flexibility, a competitive benefits package including annual leave, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities.
Contact details
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Fariza Hanif
Job title: Service Co-ordinator
Email: fariza.hanif@nca.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0161 627 8770
fariza.hanif@nca.nhs.uk or service.interpretation@nca.nhs.uk
Contact Detail:
Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust Recruiting Team
