Ward Clerk - Abingdon Community Hospital - OSRU

Job overview

Are you a people person looking for new and exciting role in administration?

This could be for you.

We're seeking a Ward Clerk to join us on a part-time basis in Abingdon Community Hospital.

You will be part of the admin team working on a part time basis on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8-4 and Saturday 8-1. You should be motivated and enjoy working in a challenging and busy environment providing a comprehensive administration service.

Main duties of the job

• Provide comprehensive clerical and administrative services to the ward team, including managing referrals, maintaining the ward diary, answering telephones, and handling emails
• Assist with daily staffing level checks, update patient status boards, prepare documents for new admissions, and support the induction of new staff into electronic systems and processes
• Coordinate patient transport, manage visitor interactions, and ensure the ward photograph board is up to date to help patients and visitors understand the team
• Contact the Estates Department for repairs, report issues with medical devices, and ensure the maintenance of office and clinical equipment
• Act as a fire responder, manage health and safety protocols, handle patient satisfaction questionnaires, and ensure adherence to infection control policies

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

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.