Ward Clerk (XN02)

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Brief duties include updating PAS and PPM systems, maintaining the ward registers, taking phone calls and messages from members of staff, other departments/CSUs/Trusts or relatives, arranging transport for patients been discharged, transferred or leaving the ward for appointments while they are an inpatient.You will also book follow up appointments for discharged patients.

Other administration duties include documenting any admission, discharge or transfers, ensuring there is adequate stock for the ward, ordering equipment that may be needed, reporting any faults that occur on the ward.

It will also involve assisting the nurse in charge in a multitude of administrative tasks to ensure the continuous smooth running of the Ward.

Some of these will ensure the smooth and timely movement of patients through the department in accordance with the emergency care standard

Job responsibilities

Our team is a very large hardworking team that offer support across all our 16 ward that we have within our CSU.

We have 2 admission wards, 1 Infectious diseases ward, one diabetes and endocrine ward, a general medicine aswell as many older peoples medicine base wards with changes happening all the time and new wards opening and expanding within the CSU constantly its makes the team grow bigger and stronger

All our ward clerks work full time, working opposite each other, rearranging their shifts to make sure the ward has a full week cover when one or the other is on annual leave. The atmosphere is the team is brilliant everyone always works with a smile on their face.

Our team is always so welcoming to new starters and always on hand if anybody ever needs any support

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