Main area: Administrative
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (split over 13 shifts per month - Long days and Night shifts)
Job ref: 381-WC-6671715
Employer: Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: SWB NHS Trust
Town: Birmingham
Salary: £23,615 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/11/2024 23:59
Maternity Triage Ward Clerk
NHS AfC: Band 2
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
1. People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
2. Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
3. Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
The post holder will give administrative assistance in a busy Maternity Triage Unit. This is a varied role and the need for flexibility in approach and adaptability is essential. The post holder will be expected to be organised and carry out tasks in a timely manner, providing essential administrative support to doctors, midwives, and the wider team. The post holder must be able to cover a 7 day rota including both long day shifts and night shifts. Preferred working patterns can be discussed with the successful candidate upon appointment to the post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder must have the ability to work as part of a team to ensure all relevant administrative activities are carried out in a timely and accurate manner. You would be expected to handle enquiries and requests from women, relatives, staff colleagues confidently and sensitively both in person and by telephone.
The successful candidate must have a good standard of education, good organisational skills and be able to work as part of the team and adhere to confidentiality. The successful candidate must be able to work flexibly within the administrative team and work to cover a 7 day service.
Person specification
Experience
* Relevant clerical experience
* Previous NHS experience
Qualifications
* NVQ Customer care or equivalent qualification
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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