Ward Clerk

The post holder will have clerical duties which will support the smooth and efficient running of the ward.
The post does not carry managerial responsibility. The range of responsibilities will be in support of the ward team and supervised by a Registered Nurse or Ward Manager and may involve rotation as appropriate to the needs of the service.
The post holder will be responsible for the organization of their own workload, including clerical and reception duties on a daily basis, ensuring effective use of all resources available. The post holder will be expected to act in a professional manner at all times.
This role is linked clearly to minimum training requirements providing the ability to practice efficiently.
Following the completion of training and achievement of training requirements, they must ensure that privacy, confidentiality and respect are maintained at all times.
This is a fixed term / secondment post for 10 months to cover the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post., Provide an activity recording service ensuring the all patient admissions, transfers, discharges and deaths are recorded on the Patient Administration System (Myrddin) in accordance with HB policy and procedures. Ensure that bed statements are maintained and reconciled on a daily basis.
Ensure that all appropriate notes are available prior/on day of admission for elective cases and as soon as possible for an emergency admission.
Review patient demographics via Myrddin and welsh demographic system and where necessary update Myrddin and producing new patient labels.
Provide clerical support for the ward including where appropriate administrative support for the submission of forms and samples and the maintenance of office supplies.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
+ We listen, learn and improve
+ We treat everyone with respect
+ We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Band 2
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales's capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed