Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Pilgrim Hospital
Town: Boston
Salary: £23,615 per annum (Part Time: £15,113 per annum)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/02/2025 23:59
Ward Clerk Band 2 - Bostonian
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job Overview
Starting May 2025
We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic ward clerk/admin assistant to join our team!
We are an 18-bedded Oncology/Haematology Ward consisting of all side rooms, with the potential addition of an Oncology Assessment Unit. We care for acutely unwell patients receiving inpatient chemotherapy regimens, complications post-chemo such as neutropenic sepsis, spinal cord compressions, hypercalcaemia, SVCO, immunotherapy-related toxicities, symptom management, and end-of-life care.
Main Duties of the Job
The Ward Clerk duties will include:
* Communicating with all visitors to the ward
* Answering the telephone
* Updating Careflow (computer system) with all admissions/discharges
* Ensuring all medical notes and current inpatient notes are filed correctly
* Overseeing ordering and ensuring stationery stock is well maintained
* Organizing and scheduling outpatient appointments, including chemotherapy appointments
* Supporting with the collection of data completed on a monthly basis specific to the ward
We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication skills to be a friendly welcome for our patients and their loved ones. You must possess excellent customer service skills.
Working for Our Organisation
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
What should you do next?
If you like what you see, then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Ability to use basic data input/word processing
* Basic general secondary education
Skills
* Awareness and knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
* Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: Patient Centred, Safety, Compassion, Respect, and Excellence
* Good organisational skills
Previous Experience
* Working in a customer care/administration environment
* Previous experience in a hospital/care environment
Specific Requirements
* Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
* Ability to produce clear, concise and informative information
* Willing to adapt to new ways of working
* Prepared to undertake training relevant to the post
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
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. 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.
Informal visits welcomed and actively encouraged to fully appreciate the role.
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