Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: 37.5 Hours
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift times 07:00 - 19:30 & 19:00-07:30 across 7 days)
- Job ref
- 225-DIV3-6393173
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £22,383 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Ward Clerk - Paediatrics
Band 2
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Ward Clerk to join the Children’s Ward and Paediatric Assessment Unit. We are seeking an individual who is enthusiastic, hardworking, efficient, approachable, and ultimately committed to providing high standards of clerical support. You must have excellent communication skills and be computer literate, have good time management skills and be able to prioritise your workload on this very busy ward.
Main duties of the job
To provide an efficient, courteous and helpful reception service to Patients, their families and other Professionals when they contact the Ward/Clinic, to undertake various clerical duties associated with the custody and use of health records. This will include all administrative procedures and documentation associated with a patient’s journey through the Children's Service, as outlined in the Patient Access Policy.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake various clerical duties associated with the custody and use of Health Records. This will include all administrative procedures and documentation associated with a patient’s journey through the Midwifery Service, as outlined in the Patient Access PolicyIt is expected that staff will undertake clerical duties relating to any aspect of the service
It is expected that staff will be able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative in organising their workload and in taking decisions and action within clearly defined limits. They will also ensure the requirements of role are done in a timely manner.
To ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Person specification
Computer skills
Essential criteria
- PAS
Desirable criteria
- previous experience
Booking appointments
Essential criteria
- PAS
Desirable criteria
- previous experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kayleigh Glear
- Job title
- Directorate Support Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07741573941
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