# Ward Clerk > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-clerk/47effaac-dae4-4843-be42-93ce6839b9ef - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-clerk/47effaac-dae4-4843-be42-93ce6839b9ef.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Andersen Ward, Mother & Baby Unit, Laureate House (currently based in Prestwich whilst ward is refurbished) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 37.5 hours per week - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday. Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T09:00:58.611Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Manchester/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8189898 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8189898?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note - This role is not eligible for sponsorship unless you meet criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Administration Team at Laureate House on the Andersen Ward Mother & Baby Unit. While the ward is undergoing refurbishment, the team is currently based at Loweswater in Prestwich. Your duties will include supporting patients and their relatives on the Ward as well as providing a comprehensive administrative support to the team of doctors, nurses, support workers and other professionals involved in patient care. The post holder will provide an efficient and professional service ensuring quality service to all users, their families and professionals contacting the Ward. The post holder may also be required to cover other wards within Laureate House, to provide support during absence of other administrators as well as support the Perinatal Outreach Team and Perinatal Community Team. ### Main duties of the job To be an initial point of contact for the service and respond to all enquiries in a professional and sensitive manner, and, to provide a responsive, comprehensive clerical and administrative service to the multi-disciplinary team, in order to support them to provide an efficient and effective service for the benefit of the service user group and their families. Perfect candidate will have a flexible approach in providing administration support to the teams working with a client group with mental health problems. There will be client and carer telephone contact and also, face-to-face contact on daily basis therefore, good communication skills are essential. The post holder may also be required to cover other wards within Laureate House, to provide support during absence of other administrators as well as support the Perinatal Outreach Team and Perinatal Community Team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefit Pay Enhancements: 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years Excellent pension Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme Wellbeing programme Blue Light Card Discounts fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles - Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefit - Pay Enhancements: - 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years - Excellent pension - Cycle to work scheme - Salary sacrifice car scheme - Wellbeing programme - Blue Light Card Discounts - fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of dealing with a range of people in person and over the telephone - Maths/English GCSE grade C - Experience of working in an administrative role in a clinical environment **Desirable** - Experience of working as part of a team in order to achieve a shared vision/goal ### Education /Qualifications **Essential** - Ability to use Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel etc) - GCSE Maths/English grade C **Desirable** - NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or equivalent demonstrable experience ## Documents - [jd + spec (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10498319) - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) ## 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.