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 our Medical, Surgical & Medicine for Older Adults Teams based at University Hospital Wishaw.

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.

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 6 months

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

Please note this is a fixed term for 6 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post. 

Working Pattern

The working pattern for this role is Part Time / 19.8 hours / Monday to Friday – shift pattern 17:00-21:00

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 ) 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 .

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