# Ward Clerk > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-clerk/972b590e-c984-42a7-b61f-28a52534101a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-clerk/972b590e-c984-42a7-b61f-28a52534101a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sheffield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £24,465 pa/pro rata for part time staff - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T23:03:42.153Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Integrated_Geriatric_Stroke_Medicine/Integrated_Geriatric_Stroke_Medicine-v7880886 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7880886?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview *** THIS VACANCY MAY BE CLOSED EARLY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED *** The Ward Clerk is an integral part of the IGSM ward team, they will undertake a range of administrative duties to support the running of the ward, under the daily direction of the Nurse in Charge with overall line management from the Deputy Operational Manager. The Integrated Geriatric and Stroke Medicine Directorate is a large Clinical Directorate (Budget of £25 Million) that incorporates the acute Geriatric and Stroke Wards on the NGH and RHH sites, SPARC (Stroke Pathway Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre), Intermediate Care Beds in the community and the Community Stroke Service (CSS). The role of the Directorate is to provide seamless integrated care to Geriatric and Stroke patients in Sheffield. Care extends from the admission, inpatient stay, through to integrated care beds and long term follow up in the Community. ### Main duties of the job - Maintain the Patient Administration System (PAS), and provide admin support to the ward, nursing staff and service managers. - Facilitate the admissions and discharges of patients. - Effectively communicate with relatives, community colleagues, and members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT). - Display a positive attitude towards staff, patients, and relatives at all times, in line with the STHFT's values. - Understand own level of responsibility, accountability and always act within own capabilities and role. - Follow all STHFT policies, maintaining confidentiality at all times. - To Work as part of the wider IGSM team to provide support to other wards including the Frailty Unit as required. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities. ## Job Details *** THIS VACANCY MAY BE CLOSED EARLY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED *** The Ward Clerk is an integral part of the IGSM ward team, they will undertake a range of administrative duties to support the running of the ward, under the daily direction of the Nurse in Charge with overall line management from the Deputy Operational Manager. The Integrated Geriatric and Stroke Medicine Directorate is a large Clinical Directorate (Budget of £25 Million) that incorporates the acute Geriatric and Stroke Wards on the NGH and RHH sites, SPARC (Stroke Pathway Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre), Intermediate Care Beds in the community and the Community Stroke Service (CSS). The role of the Directorate is to provide seamless integrated care to Geriatric and Stroke patients in Sheffield. Care extends from the admission, inpatient stay, through to integrated care beds and long term follow up in the Community. ## Job Description Maintain the Patient Administration System (PAS), and provide admin support to the ward, nursing staff and service managers. - Facilitate the admissions and discharges of patients. - Effectively communicate with relatives, community colleagues, and members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT). - Display a positive attitude towards staff, patients, and relatives at all times, in line with the STHFT's values. - Understand own level of responsibility, accountability and always act within own capabilities and role. - Follow all STHFT policies, maintaining confidentiality at all times. - To Work as part of the wider IGSM team to provide support to other wards including the Frailty Unit as required. ## Responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working within an office environment - Experience of working in a public facing role **Desirable** - Relevant experience within the NHS ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE at Grade C/4 in English and Maths (or equivalent qualifications) or equivalent experience **Desirable** - NVQ Level II in Business Administration / Customer Service / IT ### Further Training **Essential** - Knowledge of / experience of using information and/or customer service systems - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Excel and Word. **Desirable** - Previous experience Infoflex / 59R Software - Previous experience of PAS / Infoflex / SystmOne (area specific software) ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of data protection issues and the ability to maintain confidentiality - Excellent communication skills, with ability to deal with staff at all levels - Displays use of initiative with effective organisational skill - Ability to prioritise and work to strict/conflicting deadlines - On-going commitment to personal development ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420) - [jd for b2 ward clerk (pdf, 201.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10155287) - [ward clerk b2 person spec (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10157175) - [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162) - [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165) - [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 305.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211) - [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894) - [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 236.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161) ## 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.