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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Renal Dialysis Ward Clerk to join our friendly and supportive Renal Dialysis team at Barts Health trust. The post holder will provide essential administrative and clerical support to a large multi-disciplinary team as a ward clerk on our Renal Dialysis Units, helping to ensure that patients receive excellent care from our service.
The successful applicant must be patient focused, proactive, and organised with the ability to multitask and deal with frequent disruptions in a busy environment. We are looking for a hard-working individual who demonstrates close attention to detail, is enthusiastic and is a well-motivated person to work in this busy team. They must have a positive approach to their work with good organisational and excellent communication skills, have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team. You will be able to prioritise your workload and show an understanding of the need for confidentiality.
This will include booking transport, clinic appointments, and being first point of contact for patients getting in touch with the department. This is a fast paced department and would suit an individual with a proactive approach. The job will involve face-to-face contact with patients, clinicians, ward nursing staff and supporting a busy ward.
Main duties of the job
To provide professional clerical and administrative support to Barts Health Dialysis units.
Promoting at all times the interests of patients and service ensuring its reputation for delivery of a quality service is maintained.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills, with experience of dealing with patient’s anxiety in a reassuring manner. An ability to communicate professionally at all levels
- Proactive with ability to use own initiative
- Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what they need to learn to be able to do current job better
- Ability to take active role in agreed learning activities and keep a record
Experience
Essential
- Administration experience within a NHS role or equivalent
- Competence with a range of IT packages – CRS, Microsoft Outlook
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Able to present a positive image of her/himself and the service
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE A Level or equivalent standard of education
- Literate and Numerate.
- ECDL or equivalent experience i.e. experience of a range of IT packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point
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This advert is for Renal Dialysis Ward Clerk with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £31,554 - £33,270 per annum inc. The contract type is 12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.). The application deadline is 10 Aug 2026.
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