Ward Clerk

**Ward Clerk | Gatwick Park Hospital | Horley, West Sussex | Full-time | Permanent**

Spire Gatwick Park hospital are looking for a Ward Clerk to join their established team at their hospital located in Horley. This is a great opportunity for someone well presented with strong people skills with a background in customer service who is IT literate and looking to progress into a Healthcare setting.

Spire Gatwick Park Hospital offers world-class care and is part of one of the UK’s most respected private hospital groups. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, we’re specialists in a wide range of treatments that can be personalised to your needs.

**Duties and responsibilities**:
To be a member of the ward team, responsible for providing administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the ward for patients, visitors and staff. To work with staff of all disciplines on the ward and other hospital staff as necessary to ensure an efficient service. To work in line with all relevant policies and procedures and be an integral member of the healthcare team contributing to the effectiveness and efficiency of the ward.
- Taking and collecting blood and samples to pathology
- Making follow up appointments for nurses and consultants
- Collecting patients from reception and showing them around the room
- Collecting x-rays, finding them; ringing secretaries, hospitals arranging taxies to collect them
- Liaising with outpatients/secretaries/consultants to extend clinics etc

**Who we're looking for**
- Strong customer service experience
- Highly organised and able to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- You will be a well presented ‘people person’
- IT Literate
- Administrative skills
- Time management skills
- Driven, motivated personality

**Working Hours: Full-time working 5 days out of 7 with some weekends. Hours between 6.30am - 5pm**

**Benefits**:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance

**_Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. _**

**About Us**

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to _'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care' _. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.