Ward Clerk

The post holder will need to undertake various clerical and administrative duties to facilitate the smooth running of the ward., 1. Liaise on a daily basis with nurse in charge. 2. To deal with the following: - managing patient records including: requesting notes from medical records; tracking notes from the ward; answering medical record requests; - answering incoming calls and either dealing with enquiries or diverting calls, and - booking patient transport for outpatient appointments and treatment. 3. To be able to use the EPR system to book appointments, enter demographics, admit and discharge patients. 4. To prepare notes, and other relevant documentation for transfer with the patient to the wards as required, tracking using EPR. 5. To support nursing and medical staff as required. 6. To ensure the ward areas are kept well-stocked with stationary, and photocopying as required. 7. Liaise with the facilities department on behalf of staff, logging maintenance requests. 8. Filing reports in and general maintenance of notes. 9. To take responsibility for own personal development., All applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview. This is in order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016. IMPORTANT: 1. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. 2. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. 3. All vacancies followed by INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY have been classified as an internal role and only internal candidates will be considered. 4. All staff identified as AT-RISK who meets the requirements of the post will be prioritised accordingly. Priority will initially be given to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust employees. 5. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

• Customer service and admin skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
• Previous clerical work, Evidence of IT knowledge and skills, Courses and training
  
  Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community." We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical. Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding. Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community., Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK. The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good. Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.