Job summary
Full time Ward Clerk role within our team in ENT/Maxillofacial on ward L23 at Leeds General Infirmary
We are looking for a well organised, enthusiastic, and flexible person to provide clerical support to our dedicated team of nursing staff within ward L23 at Leeds General Infirmary.
Ward L23 is a busy, ENT, Maxillofacial and Spinal surgery ward. It is fast paced with a high turnover of admissions and discharges. We are also a specialist unit caring for patients having complex surgery for Head and Neck Cancer.
For further details please contact Aftab Ahmed on Aftab.ahmed1@nhs.net
Expected Shortlisting Date
09/10/2025
Planned Interview Date
20/10/2025
Main duties of the job
Our Ward Clerk is often the first-person visitors to the ward will see, so a positive, friendly, welcoming disposition is essential.
You should have excellent communication skills, enjoy meeting a wide variety of people and have the ability to handle a variety of tasks including, data inputting, checking, and ordering ward stock, general clerical duties and organising patient transport. You will be required to use and update PAS and PPM systems, maintain the ward register, take phone calls and messages from either member of staff, other departments or relatives, arranging transport for patients been discharged, transferred or leaving the ward for appointments while they are an inpatient. You will also book follow up appointments for discharged patients. Other administration duties include documenting any admission discharge or transfers, ensuring there is adequate stock for the ward, ordering equipment that may be needed, reporting any faults that occur on the ward. It will also involve assisting the nurse in charge in a multitude of administrative tasks to ensure the continuous smooth running of the Ward.
The post-holder will be expected to work various shift patterns, including unsocial hours, covering weekends and evenings on opposite shifts to another Ward Clerk.
About us
Leeds is a large city with the third largest metropolitan population in the country. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK. The Bexley Wing of St James Hospital is a state-of-the-art oncology centre, serving the whole region.
Ward L23 is situated at G floor Jubilee Wing in LGI. The ENT/Maxillofacial sits with Head and Neck Clinical Service Unit.
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Details
Date posted
18 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,465 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-HAN-120
Job locations
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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