# Ward Clerk - Forrester Brown Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-clerk-forrester-brown-ward/be072dc2-d543-4022-bf18-eafceaa5b143 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-clerk-forrester-brown-ward/be072dc2-d543-4022-bf18-eafceaa5b143.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bath - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £22,383 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (7.5 hours a day friday, saturday and sunday) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-25T14:52:18.674Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Trauma_Orthopaedic/Trauma_Orthopaedic-v8023576 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8023576?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our clerical team on Forrester Brown ward . If you like to work on a busy environment, with no two days the same and be a part of a great team, then this is the job for you! Forrester brown is a 24 bedded unit which takes in Orthopaedic Trauma patients. Duties include reception and clerical support to the Unit, stores management and general administrative duties. Good IT skills are required and previous experience of working in a hospital environment would be desirable but not essential as training will be provided. You also need strong communication skills with the ability to work in a pressurised environment. ### Main duties of the job To provide efficient and professional administrative and clerical support to Forrester Brown ward. This will include: To receive patients and relatives in a friendly and courteous manner and provide relevant information to patients and relatives clearly and in a way that patients and relatives understand. To orientate patients and relatives to the environment and facilities that are available - To answer all telephone enquiries, taking and relaying messages in a polite and helpful manner, taking action as appropriate. - To liaise with nurses, Doctors, GP’s and other members of the team obtaining and communicating necessary information accurately to assist the provision of a quality service for the patients. - To maintain the admissions book, inpatient board and patient details/ appointments on the patient administration system efficiently so that there is timely and accurate information available at all times on patients. - To support the nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team in the efficient and courteous discharging of patients. - To retrieve case notes and x-rays and other test results as appropriate and prepare for admissions - To arrange follow up appointments and transport for patients as and when appropriate - To organise the maintenance/repairs of equipment/facilities on the ward ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. ## Job Details We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our clerical team on Forrester Brown ward . If you like to work on a busy environment, with no two days the same and be a part of a great team, then this is the job for you! Forrester brown is a 24 bedded unit which takes in Orthopaedic Trauma patients. Duties include reception and clerical support to the Unit, stores management and general administrative duties. Good IT skills are required and previous experience of working in a hospital environment would be desirable but not essential as training will be provided. You also need strong communication skills with the ability to work in a pressurised environment. ## Job Description To provide efficient and professional administrative and clerical support to Forrester Brown ward. This will include: To receive patients and relatives in a friendly and courteous manner and provide relevant information to patients and relatives clearly and in a way that patients and relatives understand. To orientate patients and relatives to the environment and facilities that are available To answer all telephone enquiries, taking and relaying messages in a polite and helpful manner, taking action as appropriate. To liaise with nurses, Doctors, GP’s and other members of the team obtaining and communicating necessary information accurately to assist the provision of a quality service for the patients. To maintain the admissions book, inpatient board and patient details/ appointments on the patient administration system efficiently so that there is timely and accurate information available at all times on patients. To support the nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team in the efficient and courteous discharging of patients. To retrieve case notes and x-rays and other test results as appropriate and prepare for admissions To arrange follow up appointments and transport for patients as and when appropriate To organise the maintenance/repairs of equipment/facilities on the ward ## Responsibilities Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role. ## Person Specification ### essential **Essential** - IT skills - Customer services skills **Desirable** - preferably some experience in an acute setting ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [ward clerk (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10310256) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.