Ward Clerk - Acute Medical Short Stay - Band 2

Job summary

Please note this position is not due to start until July 2025.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated on the outskirts of the market town of Boston and serves the population of the whole of South and Mid-Lincolnshire providing emergency and acute inpatient care, elective and emergency surgery, outpatient services and much more

The Acute Medical Short Stay is a 32 bedded unit which takes medical referrals from the Integrated Assessment Centre with the view of a short stay treatment plan and a discharge within 72 hours. The unit is fast paced and has multiple daily admissions and discharges.

The team have been established over the last six years and are professional, knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming. The is a real 'team' atmosphere on the unit which is reflected in our excellent retention of staff and high fill rate of job vacancies.

Main duties of the job

The Ward Clerk duties will include: communicating will all visitors to the ward, answering the telephone, updating CareFlow (computer system) with all admissions/discharges. Ensuring all medical notes and current inpatient notes are filed correctly, oversee RDC ordering and ensuring stationary stock is well maintained.

The above list is not exhaustive as you will also be expected to support with the collection of data that is completed on a daily and monthly basis. This data is specific to the ward.

Informal visits welcomed and actively encouraged to fully appreciate the role.

About us

Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).