Job summary
- Main area
- Women's Services
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-8077WCY
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- William Harvey Hospital
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Ward Clerk
Band 2
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual, who can work well as part of the Maternity Team and who can provide a high quality administration support service. The post-holders will need good written and verbal communication, strong IT skills, inter-personal and administration skills with the ability to work flexibly within a challenging environment. A proactive “can do” attitude is required and a commitment to high quality, recognising the benefits of creativity and adaptability.
The role will require the post holder to work a variety of shifts which include Earlies 07.30 - 15.30, Lates 13.30 - 20.30, Long days 07.30-20.30 or nights 20.30-08.00.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a team member within the work environment carrying out assigned tasks involving the indirect care of the patients, to ensure effective management of the department on a day to day basis.
- To provide a comprehensive administrative service to the Maternity Triage Team
- Support and assist in the effective management of the service on a day to day basis
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good Standard of secondary Education
Desirable criteria
- ECDL / IT qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in customer / patient facing role.
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to cope with a changing workload.
- Working flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritise own workload within a team setting
- Ability to use own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Advanced computer systems awareness
- Data entry
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Previous PAS experience.
- Processing of confidential information (Data Protection Act 1998)
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Zoe Baker
- Job title
- Senior Maternity Administrator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01233 616618
- Additional information
For any further information please feel free to email [email protected]
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