Ward Clerk

Do you have excellent communication and administration skills with recent experience of working in a busy environment where no two days are the same?

If you are looking for a rewarding administrative role where you can make a positive difference to peoples experience of the NHS, then join our Acute Medical Unit Team.

We are looking for a day time Ward Clerk to cover Tuesday to Friday 8am to 6pm.

We are also looking to cover some of our out of hours shifts, Day shift is 08:00- 18:00 and Evening shifts are 18:00 till 24:00. The roster is completed on a 2 week rotation and shifts available are:

Week 1: Saturday and Sunday evening shift

Week 2: Friday evening and Saturday day shift, As a Band 2 Ward Clerk the main responsibility of the job will be to ensure the appropriate admission, transfer and discharge of patients, using a variety of IT applications such as Lorenzo, Teletracking and Consultant List. Therefore you must have excellent IT capabilities. You must have excellent communication skills as you will also be responsible for welcoming patients to the unit and interacting with the public. Another responsibility is ensuring appropriate ordering of notes, making sure they are filed correctly and sent to the correct place with patients.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff., Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.