Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ward Clerk - Paediatrics

The closing date is 23 April 2026

Job summary

Are you organised, caring and passionate about making a difference for children and their families? We're looking for a dedicated Paediatric Ward Clerk to join our friendly team on Ward 8 and the Paediatric Assessment Unit at Royal Preston Hospital.

As the vital first point of contact for our patients, families and visitors, you'll help create a warm, welcoming and supportive environment. This is a key role where excellent communication skills, compassion and attention to detail really matter.

Why join us?

You'll be part of a dedicated, supportive team who work together to deliver the highest standard of care. This is a fantastic opportunity to play an important role in the smooth running of our paediatric services and to contribute to a positive experience for our young patients and their families.

If you're passionate about helping others, enjoy working with people and are looking for a rewarding role where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • Greeting and supporting children, young people and their families on arrival
  • Providing a helpful and professional front-of-house service
  • Managing patient information and ensuring accurate data entry
  • Supporting clinical teams with essential clerical tasks
  • Organising records, results and documentation
  • Booking follow-up appointments and assisting with daily ward flow

About us

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our service users. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

We are a forward thinking team and have a number of exciting developments planned, we value the voice of staff as well as patients and there will be opportunities for involvement in shaping the future of the unit. Our priority is patient safety and experience and we believe this is achieved by creating a positive experience for staff in the workplace.

Details

Date posted

10 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-PB3956

Job locations

Ward 8, Royal Preston Hospital

Preston

PR2 9HT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Responding to external and internal telephone queries fromstaff, patients and others and referring to appropriate person.

Communicates with a range of staff, users and visitors to the Trust / Department utilizing a variety of communication methods including verbal, electronic and passing information in a format that is appropriate to the individual request.

Organising incoming and outgoing post, referring enquires to appropriate person as necessary.

Utilisation of local or Trust case note tracking system.

Filing of reports and results.

Data Entry.

File Location.

Book appointments for children discharged both ward 8.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responding to external and internal telephone queries fromstaff, patients and others and referring to appropriate person.

Communicates with a range of staff, users and visitors to the Trust / Department utilizing a variety of communication methods including verbal, electronic and passing information in a format that is appropriate to the individual request.

Organising incoming and outgoing post, referring enquires to appropriate person as necessary.

Utilisation of local or Trust case note tracking system.

Filing of reports and results.

Data Entry.

File Location.

Book appointments for children discharged both ward 8.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • Numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable

  • GCSE Maths and English C or above or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Administrative skills
  • Previous experience of working with the public
  • Aware of the concept and application of confidentiality
  • Previous experience of working in a health care or related setting

Desirable

  • Understanding and awareness of Quadramed system
Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • Numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable

  • GCSE Maths and English C or above or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Administrative skills
  • Previous experience of working with the public
  • Aware of the concept and application of confidentiality
  • Previous experience of working in a health care or related setting

Desirable

  • Understanding and awareness of Quadramed system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 8, Royal Preston Hospital

Preston

PR2 9HT


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 8, Royal Preston Hospital

Preston

PR2 9HT


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Lyndsey Collingwood

lyndsey.collingwood@lthtr.nhs.uk

07756505562

Details

Date posted

10 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-PB3956

Job locations

Ward 8, Royal Preston Hospital

Preston

PR2 9HT


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