Ward Clerk

The C3 team are a friendly department who pride ourselves on working together as part of a team. Our unit consists of 21 inpatient beds and Surgical Assessment Unit.
The SAU takes direct admissions from ED, GPs and also run ambulatory clinics to avoid hospital admissions so as you can imagine is a busy place to be and needs a high level of organisation.
The role of the Ward Clerk, is to assist the clinical team, enabling the smooth functioning of the unit through effective communication, general administration and appropriate interactions with patients, visitors and the multi-disciplinary team.
All activities will be under the direction of the Ward Sisters , Clinical Matron and nurse in charge on shift., The successful candidate will have the responsibility of providing administrative support for the ward. This will include being the friendly face of the ward, warmly greeting and directing visitors to areas within the ward and managing phone calls into the department. They will also be responsible for tracking the patients on their journey through the department, requesting and tracking notes, filing and making sure that the electronic systems are up to date as well as checking paperwork stocks.
They will need to have good working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team, including Consultants, Secretaries, other admin teams and the ward nursing staff
This role is an integral part of the functioning of the department and you will be an invaluable member of our team!, We are Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
+ HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.

+ Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
+ All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
+ In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.