Ward Clerk

4 weeks ago

Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job Overview

A 22.5 hour post has arisen for a Ward Clerk working on the Same Day Emergency Care unit at Scunthorpe General Hospital. The working days will be a Monday, Saturday and Sunday 8am - 4pm, including Bank Holidays.

The post holder will be required to provide a welcoming, professional and courteous service to patients and visitors who visit the hospital. This customer-facing role will be instrumental to the efficient running of the ward areas across the Trust.

Key responsibilities include assisting patients and visitors using a variety of communication methods, admitting and discharging patients in a timely manner, and ensuring relevant post-admission information is sent to the relevant person(s).

Main Duties of the Job

Working as part of a specialty team, the post holder will offer support to ensure patients are afforded a professional and caring service within the necessary clinical timescales.

The post holder will be responsible for admitting, transferring and discharging patients on the Trust's electronic system, ensuring patient demographic details are checked and updated accordingly.

To liaise with clinical teams to ensure all appropriate documentation within the patients' pathway is completed timely, to ensure investigation appointment requests are received at the appropriate department and patients' Health Record folders are requested timely.

Working for our Organisation

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Good level of General Education

Desirable criteria

  • NVQ2 in Administration or willingness to work towards NVQ Level 2

Occupational Experience

Essential criteria

  • Previous experience of working in a customer services environment

Desirable criteria

  • Time Management Skills or experience of working with a busy/demanding environment
  • Experience of working with the general public
  • Experience of scheduling/co-ordinating activities and/or resources

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