Ward Clerk Officer

**The Role**

Operation FLOW is a new program focused on improving the system across the full patient pathway from avoiding hospital admission through to discharge and beyond.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Ward Administration Support Officer to join the Medical & Care of the Elderly Team based at University Hospital Monklands.

The role of Ward Administration Support Officer is to provide a comprehensive administrative service to the medical and nursing teams within the ward
environment, including supporting the ward team and admin tasks associated with discharge of patients.

We have various roles across Medical & COTE wards with flexible working patterns available.

**NHS Lanarkshire**

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

**What we'll need you to bring**
- Good basic education
- Minimum of two years administrative experience desirable
- Basic understanding of office procedures
- Proficient in use of Software systems
- Good organisational and communication skills

**It would be great if you also have**
- Educated to Standard Grade
- Experience of Trakcare Patient Management System
- Knowledge of patient management system

**Contract type**

**Fixed Term or Secondment for 9 months**

For part time posts the salary will be pro-rata.

**Working Pattern**

The working pattern for this role is Full time & Part Time / Various hours available / Weekdays & Weekends

**Looking to find out more?**

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

**Why NHS Lanarkshire?**

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

- A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
- Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- Occupational health services
- Employee Counselling services
- Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

**Further Information**

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

**Additional Information for Applicants**
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
- Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

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