Job summary
- Main area
- Surgical and Anaesthetics Services
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 435-S189-24
- Employer
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Across East Lancashire Sites
- Town
- Across East Lancashire Sites
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum ( pending pay award )
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 18:00
Employer heading
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Ward Clerk - Pre-Op Assessment Unit
Band 2
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
Ward clerk to support front of the ward, answering the telephone and general administrative roles for the ward
Main duties of the job
Your role includes, maintaining case notes in good condition.
Ensure case notes have sufficient blank pages with patient identification labels attached.
Filing of results in case notes, including those case notes tracked to ‘out of ward’ areas.
Maintain appropriate manual/computerised systems and update as required.
Photocopying of appropriate documentation as directed.
Return notes of discharged patients as appropriate.
Undertake clinical coding as directed.
Answer telephones and relay messages and enquiries in a timely manner.
Monitor and maintain stationery supplies
Booking appointments and clinics
Working for our organisation
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Filing
Making appointments
Tracking notes.
Liaising with the teams, nursing staff, doctors, and the wider MDT
Liaising with patients and relatives
Person specification
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Clear and accurate written and verbal communication
- Effective listening skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Computer / keyboard skills
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
- Proven ability to understand and comply with detailed procedures
Flexibilty
Essential criteria
- Provide reasonable flexibility in terms of hours worked including weekends
- Willing to adapt to the changing needs of the service
People Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates friendly and caring manner
Learning Ability
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to work in a team
- Be supportive of team members
- Proven ability to take on board new ideas, skills and knowledge
Other Skills
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to use own initiative
- Work without close supervision
- Proven ability to deal with confidential information in an appropriate manner
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Toni-Louise Bell
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01254733573
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