Ward Clerk

This is an exciting time to join Ashford & St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as we work on

the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital, and move towards Ashford Hospital becoming our dedicated elective centre. Our vision is to create a state of the art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey. We are looking to appoint to a number of roles to support this dedicated site, including this position of Ward Clerk / Receptionist.

We are looking for a friendly, welcoming, confident professional to join our team. This would be a great opportunity to join a team of dedicated staff and to be a part of this exciting journey.

**The role involves**:
Working as part of the team, to provide an effective and efficient receptionist and administrative support service to the ward/ Department.

Collaborating with a wide multidisciplinary team consisting of Consultants, Ward Manager / Sister/ Charge Nurse, Ward Nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and linking in with the Administration Team.

Working closely with other colleagues to ensure the smooth running of the unit and providing a safe service for all our patient.

Further details about the role can be found within the Job Description.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please refer to the Job Description document attached for full details of the role and for details about the person specification.