Ward Clerk

Job overview

E3 ward at our Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital site, is looking for a full-time Ward Clerk to support the clinical and multi-disciplinary team.

This role is required to work Monday to Friday.

We encourage applicants to arrange a visit to the ward to meet the team who are ready and waiting to meet you.

What we look for:

• Good standard of education
• Experience of working with IT systems
• Excellent communication skills

What we Offer:

• Support and training with your role and to help progress
• A fully inclusive working environment
• Your life outside HHFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure the availability and preparation of patient hospital notes together with the relevant  documentation for all patients admitted to the service. To ensure the availability of patient  hospital notes when requested for clinical audit/Risk & Governance departments.
• To use the case note tracking system to record the location of case notes, ensuring that the  tracking system is maintained and that staff with access to it can locate case notes over a 24 hour  period.
• To liaise with medical secretaries and other hospitals to locate missing case notes and if  unsuccessful to escalate to Operational/Clinical Manager.
• To complete the electronic discharge documentation.
• As instructed by a nurse or doctor, to arrange for any necessary follow-up investigations for  patients.
• To collate documentation and file appropriately in hospital case notes.
• To book patient transport when requested.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.