Michael Thacker Email and Phone Number
I am a focused, ambitious professional who brings tremendous enthusiasm and work ethic to any task put before me. I work to and maintain exceptionally high standards, using my proactive mindset and experience in best practice to drive continual service improvement and exceed KPIs. Having supported large government agencies for over 12 years, and having held security clearances in previous roles, I am adept at dealing with confidential information in line with DPA and GDPR. I am a skilled technical analyst, trainer, and knowledge manager.Being a customer-orientated person, I strive to go above and beyond fantastic customer care at all times. I’m a fast learner, highly technical, and have a calm, polite telephone manner. I thrive under pressure in very demanding environments. I enjoy being a team player and also working by myself as required. I have strong word-processing and touch-typing skills and a high attention to detail. I have a keen interest in self-learning. I have an understanding of the 18-week and suspected cancer pathways.I hold the ITIL Foundation (V3) qualification and have a strong understanding of Transition, Operation & CSI.
Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust
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Medical Secretary - Stroke And Rehab (Nhsp Band 4)Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation TrustManchester, England, Gb -
Medical Secretary - Stroke & Rehab (Nhsp Band 4)Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust Mar 2024 - Present• Maintaining investigation logs for 15 consultants, ensuring available results are promptly raised.• Transcribing results and clinic letters, ensuring any outstanding actions are also completed.• Dealing with patient queries and clinician actions via telephone and email.• Populating clinics and maintaining waiting lists.• Sorting incoming Orthoptic referrals. -
Administration Assistant - Microbiology (Nhsp Band 3)Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust Sep 2022 - Mar 2024• Transcription of printed results from Manchester Royal Infirmary, into the Telepath system.• Ensuring patient details and requested tests match what we received before transcribing results.• Raising any discrepancies with results we received to the senior Biomedical Scientists for investigation.• Scanning printed results from other laboratories into EPR and Telepath.• Sorting and dealing with Microbiology post.• Training new admin staff. -
Support Secretary - Trauma, Orthopaedics & Plastic Surgery (Permanent Band 3)Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust Dec 2021 - Sep 2022Manchester, England, United Kingdom• Maintaining the surgical pathways/consents for 25 consultants, ensuring they are tracked throughout and delivered to the respective area in good time for upcoming theatres.• Sorting and delivering post, ensuring any urgent letters were promptly raised to the relevant Medical Secretary, and any external letters were also tracked to the Scanning Bureau.• Sorting routine/urgent referrals before ensuring prompt delivery to the Registrations dept.• Dealing with patient records from… Show more • Maintaining the surgical pathways/consents for 25 consultants, ensuring they are tracked throughout and delivered to the respective area in good time for upcoming theatres.• Sorting and delivering post, ensuring any urgent letters were promptly raised to the relevant Medical Secretary, and any external letters were also tracked to the Scanning Bureau.• Sorting routine/urgent referrals before ensuring prompt delivery to the Registrations dept.• Dealing with patient records from clinics, tracking and delivering them to the Scanning Bureau.• Collating clinic lists for the consultants, so they had paper/electronic copies of the information they need (i.e. contact numbers) before starting the clinics.• Booking and cancelling appointments via Patient Centre.• Use of Patient Centre, EPR, Medisec, CRIS and G2.• Assisting the Support Managers and Medical Secretaries with any tasks asked of me.• Training new Support Secretaries.• Assisting with investigation logs, general data input, and some audio transcription. Show less -
Senior Second Line Technical AnalystHm Revenue & Customs Jun 2018 - Oct 2021I drove continual service improvement for the wider First and Second Line teams, via five areas:o Optimising processes and documenting work instructions to ensure a proactive, best practice approach.o Creating and maintaining agent-facing knowledge articles to increase first-time fix rates, and self-help articles to reduce incoming incidents.o Continuation of the training material I have created in previous roles, ensuring it is maintained and trained out in a structured… Show more I drove continual service improvement for the wider First and Second Line teams, via five areas:o Optimising processes and documenting work instructions to ensure a proactive, best practice approach.o Creating and maintaining agent-facing knowledge articles to increase first-time fix rates, and self-help articles to reduce incoming incidents.o Continuation of the training material I have created in previous roles, ensuring it is maintained and trained out in a structured environment.o Ensuring a shift left approach via liaising with various Third Line teams.o Collating reports on incident quality and knowledge article adherence for senior management.• Extensive root cause analysis of wide issues and problem records, liaising with the respective parties.• Assisting project teams with upcoming changes, ensuring extensive testing so any impact is minimised, and investigating subsequent impact to identify solutions.• Acting as a technical POC for escalations.• Deputy Team Lead responsibilities. Show less -
Second Line Team LeadHm Revenue & Customs Oct 2017 - Jun 2018Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, United KingdomRCDTS• Leading a team of eight Second Line Technical Analysts.• Liaising with Incident Management, Problem Management, First/Third Line, 3rd Party and senior management from both a technical and managerial perspective.• Using exceptional customer service skills and strong knowledge of related processes to resolve escalations and complaints satisfactorily.• Using my experience and background of best-practice to proactively improve existing processes and procedures… Show more RCDTS• Leading a team of eight Second Line Technical Analysts.• Liaising with Incident Management, Problem Management, First/Third Line, 3rd Party and senior management from both a technical and managerial perspective.• Using exceptional customer service skills and strong knowledge of related processes to resolve escalations and complaints satisfactorily.• Using my experience and background of best-practice to proactively improve existing processes and procedures. • Documenting concise training material, then providing structured training to new First and Second Line staff, as well as existing First Line staff wanting to develop a more technical skill set.• Creating and maintaining knowledge articles to improve first-time fix rates and quality of service.• Focussing on the shift left approach, moving knowledge articles from Second to First Line, whilst also liaising with resolver teams to gain additional access on Second Line, so that we can troubleshoot quicker and more effectively.• Working autonomously to achieve and exceed my objectives whilst requiring little supervision.• Leading by example to create a positive working environment and achieve KPI’s and SLA’s, both individually and collectively as a team.• Motivating staff and managing their performance, adherence (of processes and policies) and timekeeping. • Managing resource and rota management.• Liaising with HR as required to ensure correct handling of any staff queries or concerns.• Chairing fortnightly team meetings, providing feedback to actions assigned to myself, and arranging monthly 1-2-1’s with my team.• Encouraging my team member’s personal development. Show less -
Acting Second Line Team LeadHm Revenue & Customs Mar 2017 - Oct 2017Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, United KingdomRCDTS -
Second Line Technical AnalystHm Revenue & Customs Feb 2017 - Oct 2017Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, United KingdomRCDTS• Second Line support for HMRC and its internal user base.• Adapting to the unique SCCM centred network, and making sure all fixes not only resolve the issue, but are done in the correct manner so SCCM can manage the workstation and applications going forward.• Extensive root cause analysis on wide issues or trends, to assist with the creation of problem records, and also to assist with the development of workarounds and resolutions.• Extensive use, knowledge and… Show more RCDTS• Second Line support for HMRC and its internal user base.• Adapting to the unique SCCM centred network, and making sure all fixes not only resolve the issue, but are done in the correct manner so SCCM can manage the workstation and applications going forward.• Extensive root cause analysis on wide issues or trends, to assist with the creation of problem records, and also to assist with the development of workarounds and resolutions.• Extensive use, knowledge and support of Windows 7, 8.1 & 10, Office 2010/2013, Quest Active Role Server, App-V 4.6/5.1 (and associated sequences), SCCM, Remedy and Bitlocker Encryption.• Supporting Fujitsu Desktops, Fujitsu Laptops and Microsoft Surface Pros.• Remote support via remote control, telephone or email. Show less -
It Service Support OfficerHomes And Communities Agency Oct 2012 - Feb 2017Gateshead• Providing First Line, Second Line and System Administration for a National Government Agency and its internal/external user base, while also providing onsite support at my local office and other sites as required.• Being the first point of contact for customers, with consistently high first-time fix rates.• Skilled at developing and maintain a strong rapport with users, customers and colleagues.• Adapting to a different challenge and diverse workload each day, and following all… Show more • Providing First Line, Second Line and System Administration for a National Government Agency and its internal/external user base, while also providing onsite support at my local office and other sites as required.• Being the first point of contact for customers, with consistently high first-time fix rates.• Skilled at developing and maintain a strong rapport with users, customers and colleagues.• Adapting to a different challenge and diverse workload each day, and following all logged incidents from start to finish, for a quick resolution, customer satisfaction and to extend my knowledge.• Utilising my previous experience, ITIL and Security knowledge to pro-actively improve existing processes and procedures.• Prioritising to meet Service Level Agreements and ensure incidents and requests are always assigned to the correct resolver team, and escalated (functional or hierarchical) as required.• Extensive use, knowledge and support of Windows 7, Office 2010, Exchange 2010, Server 2008, Lync 2013 (Enterprise Voice), Active Directory, Citrix Xenapp, Becrypt Encryption Management, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Microsoft Intune, Bomgar, Radius (Remote Access) Server, MessageLabs, Cisco VPN, Xerox Admin and Sostenuto.• Supporting HP Desktops, HP Laptops, Xerox Multi-Functional Devices (Workcentre and ColorQube), Servers, ActivIdentity Fobs, TP-Link Wireless Access Points, Blackberries, Windows Phones and Removable Media.• Imaging hardware, encrypting laptop HDD’s with Becrypt and installation of various corporate/client software.• Training new members of the team, and also providing inductions and training for new/returning users at my local site.• Assisting users, customers and colleagues via telephone, RDP, email or face to face Show less -
Second Line Technical AnalystLogica Feb 2012 - Sep 2012Client Site, North West• Second Line support for a National Law Enforcement Agency.• Analysing, troubleshooting and resolving the more complicated/technical incidents and requests, without compromise on the level of customer service given.• Maintaining an excellent rapport with a demanding customer, and always able to work to and complete time-critical deadlines, potentially including Threat to Life situations.• Remote rebuilding of network machines, and installation of various corporate/client… Show more • Second Line support for a National Law Enforcement Agency.• Analysing, troubleshooting and resolving the more complicated/technical incidents and requests, without compromise on the level of customer service given.• Maintaining an excellent rapport with a demanding customer, and always able to work to and complete time-critical deadlines, potentially including Threat to Life situations.• Remote rebuilding of network machines, and installation of various corporate/client software.• Support of Desktops, HP THIN Terminals, Laptops, Printers, Xerox Multi-Functional Devices, Scanners, Servers and Removable Media.• Creation of accounts via AD / Web Based Apps. • Extensive use and knowledge of MIMEsweeper, Dameware, Remedy, Citrix XenApp Management Console and Sanctuary Encryption.• Monitoring infrastructure, capacity, antivirus and backups, and pro-actively flagging any warnings/exceptions, to myself or a different resolver team to action.• Liaising with Incident Management frequently, and also working closely with Problem Management.• Promoting staff development by training new First Line staff, so they correctly follow ITIL principles and best practice, as well as understanding our demanding customer and the systems we use. I also kept First Line fully updated on new services/trends/problems.• Adhering to full security procedures, with high personal and professional integrity. I fully enforce the need to know principle.• Assisting users, customers and colleagues via telephone, RDP, email or face to face. Show less -
First Line AnalystLogica Mar 2009 - Jan 2012Client Site, North West• First Line support for a National Law Enforcement Agency.• Extensive use and knowledge of MS Office XP/2010, Windows XP/7, Assyst, Active Directory, Citrix Systems (and Mgmt Tools) and Quest Active Role Server. • Maintaining an excellent rapport with a demanding customer, and always able to work to and complete time-critical deadlines, potentially including Threat to Life situations.• Combining first class customer service with excellent knowledge of the applications, queries and… Show more • First Line support for a National Law Enforcement Agency.• Extensive use and knowledge of MS Office XP/2010, Windows XP/7, Assyst, Active Directory, Citrix Systems (and Mgmt Tools) and Quest Active Role Server. • Maintaining an excellent rapport with a demanding customer, and always able to work to and complete time-critical deadlines, potentially including Threat to Life situations.• Combining first class customer service with excellent knowledge of the applications, queries and problems the users will face, to deliver a very high first-time fix rate.• Fully utilising ITIL principles in my role to create and improve processes/procedures.• Troubleshooting to discover the root cause of an issue and then the correct way to resolve it in the fastest time possible, keeping within Service Level Agreements. • Liaising with Second and Third Line teams, and escalating incidents to them as necessary. Show less -
Section Senior / Returns Controller / TrainerStax Trade Centres Plc Nov 2002 - Dec 2008Manchester, United Kingdom• Leadership of a team of 4-5 individuals on a section, and delegating jobs fairly.• Ensuring that the section as a whole was of a high standard, budgets are being achieved and surpassed and that customer service is always the main priority.• Liaising directly with suppliers and customers over the phone and face to face.
Michael Thacker Skills
Michael Thacker Education Details
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Eccles CollegeC -
Moorside High School9 Gcse'S (7 A-C)
Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Thacker
What company does Michael Thacker work for?
Michael Thacker works for Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust
What is Michael Thacker's role at the current company?
Michael Thacker's current role is Medical Secretary - Stroke and Rehab (NHSP Band 4).
What schools did Michael Thacker attend?
Michael Thacker attended Eccles College, Moorside High School.
What skills is Michael Thacker known for?
Michael Thacker has skills like Customer Service, Active Directory, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Relations, Second Line, Windows System Administration, Technical Support, Information Security, Communication, Analytical Skills, Itil V3 Foundations Certified, Itil Process.
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