Job summary
Employer heading
Ward Clerk - Paediatrics
Band 2
Job overview
The NCA are delighted to offer a part time, 33 hours, post for a Band 2, Ward Clerk to join our friendly, supportive Paediatric Team at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, energetic and self-motivated Ward Clerk to be part of a large team of health professionals, who has the ability to meet the challenges of working on a fast paced Children's unit consisting of 4 distinct areas:
INPATIENTS - 25 inpatient beds with scope to open to additional capacity during periods of high demand providing quality care to a large variety of patients with medical and complex needs whilst also providing an expanding paediatric surgical service.
CRITICAL CARE – A newly expanded 4 bedded critical care area to care for level 1 and 2 paediatric critical care patients.
PAEDIATRIC OBSERVATION & ASSESSMENT UNIT (POAU)– a busy 24hour unit working closely with colleagues in paediatric Accident and Emergency, Primary and Tertiary Care
OUTPATIENTS – We provide Outpatient services to children and young people across Oldham and Rochdale from two sites.
You will be part of a team of Ward Clerks working together to meet the needs and demands of the service.
Main duties of the job
As a Ward Clerk you will be able to work on your own initiative, managing your own workload as well as being part of a supportive energetic team. You will be responsible for providing all administrative duties from answering the telephone, updating and ensuring prompt admission and discharges, filing, making case notes and lots more.
Experience of working in the NHS is an advantage but not essential as full training will be given. You must be computer literate desirable to the NHS systems and have excellent communication and customer service skills with the ability to approach families in a sensitive manner.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general secondary education; including GCSE Maths and English language or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake further Study
- European Computer Driving Licence
Knowledge, Training + Experience
Essential criteria
- Office / Clerical work experience
- Experience of working within a team
- Able to work using own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Previous work within hospital or caring environment with families, mothers, and babies
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills (Written + Verbal)
- Excellent Keyboard / Computer Skills
- Data input + retrieval skills
- Excellent Organisation Skills
- Ability to use outlook
Desirable criteria
- Use of PAS and other Trust systems
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
- Ricky Barber
- Job title
- Childrens Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 627 8637
- Additional information
Alternatively, please contact Sarah Ashworth (Paediatric Ambulatory Care Manager) on 0161 778 5799
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