Senior Ward Clerk

**Job Title: Senior Ward Clerk**

**Pay: £14.79ph**

**Location: CR7 7YE**

**Hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm**

**Trust Location: Croydon Health Services**

**What you’ll be responsible for**:
1 Daily management of ward and front of the house clerks with direct reporting to line management where appropriate

2 To ensure all clerks are aware of their role and responsibilities

3 To ensure all direct reports adhere to Trust policy with regards to Mandatory and Statutory

Training (MAST).

4 To ensure the clerks and midwives’ rotas are covered and escalate any concerns to line manager

5 Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including annual MAST

requirements.

6 The post-holder will exercise excellent communication across medical and midwifery teams,

promoting and developing productive relationships.

7 Participate in the development of policy, guidelines and protocol aligned for maternity and neonatal care

8 Produce reports / information for department when requested by the management team

**You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust**:
1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS

2. Knowledge of the systems used, to complete your role effectively always to the highest standard

3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

**You’ll have the following skills/experience**:

- Experience in supporting senior managers/ward clerks
- Experience of working to own initiative without direct supervision.
- Previous employment in Band 4 or 5 or equivalent position in administration.
- High level of IT skills, including advanced use of Microsoft Office packages

**As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits**:

- Competitive pay rates
- work this week, get paid next week
- **Essential support when you need it
- 24/7 365 days**:

- call us anytime
- **Multi locational**:

- work across neighbouring Trusts
- **Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go**:

- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- **Varied working options to suit your lifestyle**:

- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
- **Training and development opportunities**:

- Keep up with the essentials and more
- **Build holiday allowance for every shift you work**:

- your work life balance is important to us
- **Stakeholder pension scheme available**:

- a flexible future for you and yours

**Who are NHS Professionals?**

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract

Pay: £14.79 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 73577