Ward Clerk / Admin - KMOC

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Trauma and Orthopaedic department at Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre (KMOC). We are looking for a forward-thinking individual to work within the team .

The post-holder will be responsible administration duties including handling notes and other administrative tasks this post will included Saturday and late working until 8pm on a rotational basis. They will also provide a front-line reception service to, delivering a high standard of customer care to a wide range of client groups, including the ward's multi-disciplinary team, patients, relatives and their careers.

The successful candidate will play a proactive role in collecting, investigating, verifying and recording a high standard of patient demographic and treatment data. The post holder must accurately and in a timely manner enter such information on the computerised patient information system, to ensure that the trust receives the appropriate level of income for patient activity, avoids the potential clinical risks inherent with inaccurate patient records and is compliant with national NHS targets (e.g. on data quality and length of patient wait).

You will have excellent communication and telephone skills and be able to work with the team to provide patient-centred care.

Experience working with the general public and handling confidential information is desirable.

A good knowledge of computers and typing skills are required. Training will be given for specific hospital systems on appointment.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement