Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Previous experience of working in a clerical environment
- Knowledge and Skills
Well-developed computer skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently
- Qualifications & Training
GCSE’s A-C (Maths & English) or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience
- Qualifications & Training
NVQ 2 in Business Administration or equivalent demonstrable experience
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience within the NHS
- Qualifications & Training
Knowledge of hospital computer systems: Ecamis, Opera, Opera live, PACS, Ice Web Medical Terminology
Job overview
- To provide a high-quality efficient administration and clerical service to Unit staff, visitors and patients.
- To provide a reception service, acting as first point of contact on the telephone or face to face, for patients, visitors and other healthcare professionals.
- To facilitate good communication with other wards and departments involved in patient care or ward/departmental functioning.
- To input data regarding all admissions, transfers and discharges.
Please note interviews will be 9th September 2026.
Main duties of the job
- to assist in the provision of high standard care by providing a high quality efficient administration and clerical service to unit staff, visitors and patients.
- Acting as first point of contact on the telephone or face to face, for patients, visitors and other healthcare professionals facilitating effective communication.
- To manage data on admissions, transfers and discharges, through electronic systems, ensuring information governance and confidentiality is kept at all times.
- To work in a collaborative and co-operative manner and to recognise and respect their particular contribution within the care team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
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.
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This advert is for Ward Clerk with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Middlesbrough, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Ward clerk role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Sep 2026.
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