Ward Clerk Supervisor

Job summary

Job Summary The Specialty and Integrated Medicine Clinical Service Unit currently has an exciting new role for a full time Ward Clerk Supervisor vacancy across the Specialty wards. The post holder will work within a busy ward environment at St Jamess Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who enjoys the challenge of working in an environment where no two days are the same and who can provide management and administrative support to the wards within Specialty and Integrated Medicine. The Post-holder will be responsible for supervising and coordinating a large team of ward clerk staff on a day to day basis. The post holder must be able to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people including patients, medical and nursing staff, other patient administration colleagues and other outside agencies in addition to other departments throughout the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist in the organisation of the ward clerk teams workload and provide a comprehensive clerical service to ensure the delivery of a coordinated and consistent operational management service. The post holder will be required to fill in the gaps on various wards and to provide cover in periods of sickness/ absence to the ward clerk team. A good standard of general education, previous clerical experience and excellent written and oral communication skills are essential. Previous experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams in a hospital environment would be an advantage.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 11 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 001258
• Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Aaron Hawsworth Position: Assistant Business Manager Email: aaron.hawksworth@nhs.net Phone number: 07747768291

Why you should join our Team

The Specialty and Integrated Medicine (SIM) clinical service unit encompasses many specialities, a broad range of jobs and a common goal of providing seamless integrated patient centred care. We strive to be SIMply the best! Our services include Older Peoples Medicine (including Same Day Emergency Care), Diabetes, Endocrinology, HIV Outpatients, Leeds Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and a variety of related specialisms. We work closely with other teams across the Trust, facilitating the admission, care and discharge of one of its largest acute patient cohorts. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

What you will bring to the role

The post holder will work within a busy ward environment at St James’s Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who enjoys the challenge of working in an environment where no two days are the same and who can provide management and administrative support to the wards within Specialty and Integrated Medicine.

The Post-holder will be responsible for supervising and coordinating a large team of ward clerk staff on a day to day basis. The post holder must be able to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people including patients, medical and nursing staff, other patient administration colleagues and other outside agencies in addition to other departments throughout the Trust.

The post holder will assist in the organisation of the ward clerk team’s workload and provide a comprehensive clerical service to ensure the delivery of a coordinated and consistent operational management service.

The post holder will be required to fill in the gaps on various wards and to provide cover in periods of sickness/ absence to the ward clerk team.

A good standard of general education, previous clerical experience and excellent written and oral communication skills are essential. Previous experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams in a hospital environment would be an advantage.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.