Ward Clerk

Acting as a liaison between the ward and the community services,
giving out discharge summaries to GPs, taking and passing on
messages and welcoming patients and their families to the ward.
-General Office Duties include:
Directing any queries, complaints, etc., from patients, relatives or
visitors to the Ward Manager or Nurse in Charge,
-Keeping patients' records in good order, and ensuring that there is a
supply of patients' name labels.
-Inputting patient's details, admissions and discharges on the Epex
Work Station.
-Filing relevant patient information into the patient's notes, only after
they have been signed by medical staff.
-Keeping ward record books up-to-date.
-Arranging out-patients appointments as instructed by the Nurse in
Charge.
-Answering telephone calls and giving information of a non-clinical
nature, as instructed by the Nurse in charge of the ward.
-Ensuring proper completion and transmission of works and estates
orders.
-To keep ward statistic as necessary
-To photocopy and fax as required.
-To type letters or any other required documents as instructed by the
Nurse in Charge or Ward Manager.
-To ensure that the ward is adequately stocked up and supplied with
stationery supplies.

We are looking for a motivated ward clerk to join us on C4, Respiratory ward at The Grange
You will be expected to demonstrate excellent organisational skills and be flexible and adaptable in your approach to work.
You must be able to work on your own initiative, use tact and diplomacy where appropriate and possess excellent communication skills as well as adhere to all confidentiality and information governance standards.
Knowledge of hospital systems would be beneficial although full training will be given to the successful candidate., The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
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