Female Bilingual Bank Worker (Interpreter)*

Interpreters are paid on a Band 3 rate on an hourly basis with a minimum of 2 hours for video/face to face interpreting and 30mins for telephone interpreting.

Unfortunately we arenotcurrently seeking Urdu/Punjabi/Bengali/Polish (and dialects).

Please note, we only recruit from within the UK

You will be responsible for providing a confidential, accurate, efficient and effective interpreting service to Health Professionals and patients in both hospital and community settings on an appointment basis. This is a bank position so you will only be booked to interpret as and when required during the day or possibly out of hours. The post holder needs to be available mostly during the day when the majority of appointments are conducted as evenings and weekends is very limited so only apply if you are available during the day Monday to Friday. This vacancy is only open to UK residents or people who are allowed work in the UK.

We are looking for someone who is experienced and qualified in Interpreting with excellent language proficiency. Most interpretations are now conducted via video or telephone (with some face to face sessions too) therefore good IT skills are also an essential requirement.

The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us.

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

In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, marital status, social background or trade union membership.