Ward Clerk

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We have an excellent new opportunity for a Ward Clerk to join our team based in our Hospital in Plymouth. This requirement would be on a shift basis covering days, nights and weekends

Day shift 0730 to 2000 and the Night shift from 1930 to 2000.

The Ward Clerk is required to manage varied administrative and compliance procedures within the ward and providing a prompt and courteous service to all patients, visitors and members of the clinical team.

You will be liaising with other members of the admin team and other departments ensuring a first class and seamless service is delivered.

Main duties of the job

Being the Ward Clerk in this role will see you booking post operative appointments, monitoring a patients movements in the ward and advising nursing staff when patients are being returned to the ward from theatre, this will include communicated with patients directly and their families.

You will be accountable for managing the wards input on to the MAXIMS system, this will include audit data, clinical outcomes and required notes.

You will be required to attend meeting and take minutes; you will often need to ensure these notes are written and distributed to all required parties and maintain a file with these meeting minutes.

To be considered for the Ward Clerk opportunity you would have performed in a similar role, ensuring compliance within a department, liaising with varied internal and external personal, ensuring patient / customer satisfaction and the smooth running of process.

You will have a strong working appreciation and focus on compliance, governance and will look to ensure company standards.

You will be a strong communicator at all levels and an experienced administrator, you will be computer literate and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

About us

Working at Practice Plus Group

Everything we do is focused on providing a high standard of safe and effective patient youre part of the Practice Plus Group team, you dont just have a job. You have a career. We work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. If you want to move up the ladder, well support you. If you just want to stay in your role, thats fine too.Well help you be the best you can be.

We want our team members to feel motivated and rewarded. So we offer a competitive package of pay and benefits. We also recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance so we always try to be flexible, helping you fit your working life around your home life.

To apply for the role, click on the link below. If you have any questions contact our friendly resourcing team.

We will contact all shortlisted candidate but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have an excellent new opportunity for a Ward Clerk to join our team based in our Hospital in Plymouth. This requirement would be on a shift basis covering days, nights and weekends

Day shift 0730 to 2000 and the Night shift from 1930 to 2000.

The Ward Clerk is required to manage varied administrative and compliance procedures within the ward and providing a prompt and courteous service to all patients, visitors and members of the clinical team.

You will be liaising with other members of the admin team and other departments ensuring a first class and seamless service is delivered.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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