Ward Clerk - Ward B6

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Ward Clerk to join our team on Ward B6 in  Salford.

You will provide a wide range of administrative and clerical duties to the ward / unit staff and respond to telephone enquiries from hospital staff, patients, GP practices and relatives efficiently and conscientiously.

You will need experience of dealing with the public / customer relations and keyboard skills.  RSAII Typing / Word Processing or equivalent and NVQ qualifications are desirable.

Main duties of the job

• You will be responsible for the safe keeping and availability of all clinical records relating to patients and the smooth running of the ward / department office.
• You will liaise directly with Consultants for direct admissions from GP’s and book patients in to clinic as instructed by clinical staff.
• You will maintain patient flow on EPR for patient transfers and discharges in a timely manner.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

We continually review our recruitment processes to ensure they are supporting us achieving an inclusive and representative team.

We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance for this vacancy. If you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date.