Ward Clerk - Laverstock

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 2 Ward Clerk to join Laverstock Ward.

Laverstock is a 24-bedded general medicine ward specialising in Respiratory Medicine.

We are looking for somebody who has excellent communication skills, being able to display tact and diplomacy where appropriate. You will have a flexible approach to working within the team and respond effectively to enquiries from the general public, service users and other colleagues.

The successful applicants will be enthusiastic and is comfortable with using digital systems to help facilitate smooth and safe patient transfer and discharge.

Laverstock is a friendly and supportive ward. The ward is supported by a strong medical team, as well as an experienced and well established ward team. We have our own ward team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, ward clerk and pharmacist to facilitate continuous and safe patient care.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a ward clerk for Laverstock Ward, a general medical ward specialising in Respiratory Medicine.

You will be responsible for providing an effective and well-organised administrative service and for meeting the changing priorities within the department.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk