Ward Clerk Avon 3, WRH

Job summary

Ward Clerk on Avon 3

Specialty Medicine, Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Full Time 37.5 hrs

Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Ward Clerk on Avon 3, a 20 bedded mixed speciality medical unit at Worcester Royal Hospital. Our specialities are Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases.

The ideal candidates will preferably have experience of working within a hospital environment. This post is aimed at an individual who has a willingness to learn, enjoys being busy and likes a challenge.

You will have a flexible approach to this role to enable the needs of the service to be met. The ability to organize your workload and the ability to meet deadlines is essential.

This post often involves being the first point of contact for patients, relatives and visitors and a calm, sensitive, friendly attitude is paramount.

You will be a core member of the Team and you will need to be robust and dynamic to meet the demands of your role, only the most motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable of candidates should apply.

You will work as part of a motivated caring team and be seen as a valued member of staff.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:-

Rupert Proctor, Ward Manager

Telephone 01905 760597

rupert.proctor1@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

• Receiving new patients and welcoming accompanying relatives/friends, explaining basic ward routine and answering initial questions pending Ward Manager being available.
• Making arrangements for patients discharge, including transfers to other hospitals and wards, booking transport.
• Checking case notes, tidying and preparing them for scanning at the scan centre
• Answering several phones on the Ward in a professional manner and conveying messages to the appropriate person.
• Photocopying, scanning and ordering paperwork required for the Ward
• Submitting audit data

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

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

---

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

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

---