Ward Clerk

Job overview

Do you have a passion for delivering exceptional patient service in a buzzing hospital setting? Our Maternity team are looking for a Ward Clerk to join their vibrant team at St Mary's Hospital.

This rewarding, patient-facing role puts you at the heart of our ward, supporting expectant parents during some of the most significant and vulnerable moments of their lives.

You’ll provide essential administrative support, manage patient records, coordinate admissions and discharges, and handle enquiries sensitively and professionally. Strong organisational skills, empathy, and excellent interpersonal abilities are vital to succeed within this role.

You'll thrive in this position if you're adaptable to shift work covering both day and night shifts (8am–8pm / 8pm–8am) throughout the week, including weekends. Please note, this role requires full on-site presence with no hybrid working.

Previous clerical experience, particularly within healthcare, would be advantageous but is not essential. We offer thorough training, a supportive environment, and an opportunity to genuinely impact patient care.

Apply today to become an integral part of a team passionate about exceptional maternity care.

Main duties of the job

• Prioritise, plan and organise daily workload, ensuring that daily tasks and on-going workloads are prioritised and completed within agreed and acceptable timescales, ensuring the Administration manager is informed as relevant of any changes in working pattern.
• To photocopy documentation and ensure that stationery is well stocked at all times.
• To answer telephone calls and deal with non-nursing/non-medical enquiries.
• To access voicemail and pass on accurate messages.
• Maintain good communication links with the team and other departments.
• Communicate and document information accordingly.
• Maintain existing systems as necessary to a professional and consistent standard.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.