Ward Clerk

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed individual to join our dynamic team on Day Surgery/Short Stay unit. The environment offers opportunities to expand your knowledge on administration and clerical duties and improve your decision making skills. You will be rotated to three departments and shift pattern varies from Monday to Sunday.

The Day Surgery/Short Stay Unit is an exciting and varied purpose build unit which cares for patients with a range of surgical conditions. This department comprises of four different areas where staff are rotated, they are:

Day Surgery Admission unit

The unit admits and prepares all range of elective surgical, agreed emergencies and Trauma patients. It is a fast paced unit that prepares between sixty to seventy patients per day, this unit work closely with theatre and the Interventional Radiology department.

Day Surgery Unit

The unit cares for patients who have undergone a range of surgical procedures, including general surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, ENT, ophthalmology and maxillo facial surgery. This unit have a maximum of four hours recovery time due to fast pace and the vast number of patients going through the unit.

3D Ward (Short Stay Ward)

3D ward (Short Stay Ward) provides care for patients undergoing or have undergone a range of surgical procedures, including general surgery, orthopaedics, dermatology, ENT and maxillo facial surgery.

Main duties of the job

The Ward Clerk will be responsible for providing a range of clerical support for Short stay ward 3D and Day Surgery.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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