Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking to recruit a part-time ward clerk to join our existing team within Medicine & Emergency Care.
The successful post holders will be based at The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital and will provide day-to-day admin support to the wards. Shift working is required between the hours of 0800-2000, 7 days per week including all bank holidays on a pro rata basis with weekends 1:3.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide admin support, including maintaining good IT skills & recording of patient admissions, transfers and discharges on PAS & Nervecentre.
To undertake reception duties for multidisciplinary teams including answering the telephone and relaying messages to clinical staff.
To undertake general office administration duties including filing, using Mediviewer to retrieve medical notes and information, scanning & handling post.
Excellent communication skills and awareness of confidentiality.
Job responsibilities
To provide a reception service, acting as first point of contact on the telephone or face to face, for patients, visitors and other healthcare professionals.
To facilitate good communication with other wards and departments involved in patient care or ward/departmental functioning.
To input data regarding all admissions, transfers and discharges onto the Patient Administration System.
To provide an efficient administration and clerical service to ward staff, visitors and patients.
Person Specification
Experience
* Previous office/reception experience.
* Knowledge of pathology and x-ray systems to access reports gained through in-house training and induction.
Skills
* Willingness to undertake training necessary for the role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
The Northumbria Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, NE23 6NZ
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