Ward ClerkNHS

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a full time Ward Clerk within County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust based at University Hospital North Durham.

The purpose of the role is to provide general clerical, administrative and reception duties to the Short Stay Medical Unit.

The successful applicant will be expected to work both as part of a team and to use their own initiative and work unsupervised to ensure the effective co-ordination of duties.

Previous clerical experience and knowledge of the healthcare environment is strongly desired. The short stay Unit is a 16 bedded ward, receiving patients directly from AMU, SDEC and ED.

Patients are usually with us for a short period of time whilst their acute condition is being diagnosed, stabilised, monitored and treated. The aim is to then discharge patients within 72 hours.

Main duties of the job

To provide administrative and clerical support to the Medical Short Stay Unit to facilitate the efficient functioning of the service. Working over 5 days Monday Friday to ensure continuity of care. Welcoming patients and visitors onto the Medical Short Stay Unit ensuring a friendly, kind, caring introduction.

Working alongside a friendly welcoming team to ensure patients receive the very best experience.

Job description

To undertake a full range of reception duties as requested by line manager.

To liaise with consultants, secretaries and other support services to ensure that patient enquiries and appointments are dealt with in an efficient manner.

To deal with telephone and visitor enquiries; taking messages as appropriate and referring calls and enquiries to the most appropriate person.

To meet and greet all visitors to the department, ascertaining the purpose of the visit whilst ensuring that confidentiality is always maintained.

Undertake the administration of admissions, transfers and discharge of patients in real time using the appropriate systems.

To participate in the validation of system data to ensure that the data held is up-to-date, accurate and recorded appropriately; to support the monitoring of the Trust targets and adherence to the varying policies and procedures; including VTE assessment and Electronic Discharge Letter monitoring.

To ensure work areas are kept clean, tidy, and welcoming always.

To contribute to prudent stock control/maintenance.

To be aware of resource constraints and the importance of working within budget.

Any other duty as requested by the nurse in charge of the department within the scope of the role.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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