Ward Clerk (XN02)

Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date:

31/01/2025

Planned Interview Date:

07/02/2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Ward Clerk to join the Theatres and Anaesthetics CSU at St James Hospital on David Beevers Day Unit working Monday to Friday, 12noon to 20:00 with the flexibility of being able to cover earlier shifts if needed.

We are looking for someone who is positive, patient focused, motivated, has good communication skills and works well within a Multidisciplinary Team.

You will need to work closely with our other ward clerk and admin colleagues and the nursing team to ensure the smooth running of the ward and providing a safe, patient centered service for all our patients.

Please note the advert will close early should we receive high numbers of applicants.

Please contact Katy Barber - Ward Manager on 0113 2065786 or katybarber@nhs.net if you need any further information.

Main duties of the job

To undertake administrative duties at ward level including the accurate and timely recording of patient activity data on Trust systems. To undertake clerical and related duties on the ward and enable Sister/Charge Nurse and other ward staff to concentrate more freely on direct patient care. This will involve considerable liaison with other departments and wards on behalf of the ward staff.

The jobholder will contribute to the maintenance of an environment for effective care.

The jobholder will work within an area caring for a number of patients.

About us

Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.

As part of the Theatres and Anaesthesia CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

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

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