Ward Administrator

Job overview

We have a great opportunity to work as a Ward Administrator at Princess Royal Hospital Haywards Heath

There are both   Part Time position available where the candidate will work across different inpatient wards providing a focused administration service within the Clinical Administration Inpatients department at the Princess Royal Hospital

20 Hours - Monday to  Friday  0800-1200

37.5 hours - Monday to Friday 0800-1600

We are looking to recruit a flexible, dynamic, and motivated ward administrator for our fast paced and friendly Inpatient Team to help ensure adequate coverage of duties across a defined group of wards and departments. You will be working to ensure the efficient and timely admission, transfer, and discharge of patients, dealing with patients’ medical notes and being responsible for the accurate and timely input of information into our PAS system for the purposes of patient care and data quality.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will be honest, confident, have excellent communication skills, and be successful when prioritising their workload.

Please contact Josie Dunkley Ward Clerk Team Leader  on extension 86245  . We encourage candidates to contact us prior to applying to this position to clarify doubts (e.g. working times) and go through the person specification.

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Brighton and Sussex Universities Hospitals Trust is committed to ongoing training and we actively support staff development with the department.

Posts in the Trust are 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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal spent and unspent convictions, reprimands, and cautions.

Appointment to this role will commence at the lowest salary point unless confirmed otherwise by HR Employment Services (Recruitment, Administration & Terms and Conditions)

We may also use this advert to build our Bank staff. If you are unsuccessful at interview for a substantive role but meet the BSUH standards you may be offered a bank post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will need to be able to work as part of a team, but also be able to work unsupervised, using your own initiative and reporting skills. You will have excellent organisational and time keeping skills, which are essential for this position.

You will be required to work in close contact with patients, relatives and a multidisciplinary team of nurses, doctors, physiotherapists or pharmacists amongst other professionals. You will be one of the first faces our patients and relatives will see when they first walk into our hospital, and you will have to deal with queries face-to-face, on the phone and via email. For this reason the post holder will have excellent communication and spelling skills alongside the ability to multi task and remain calm under pressure.