Ward Clerk - Critical Care

We are recruiting for a Ward Clerk who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

The successful post holder will be expected to act as the first point of contact , dealing with often sensitive enquiries face to face and over the telephone.

As a Ward Clerk you will be able to multi task during busy periods is essential, as is a friendly and helpful nature with the ability to adhere to Trust's strict confidentiality guidelines.

Main duties of the job

Admitting, discharging and transferring patients onto Bed Management System. Reviewing EDNS (as required) and ensuring patients' personal details are up-to date and correctly entered onto the OASIS/PAS System. Inputting and amending Tele tracking for Nursing Staff

Receiving and auditing patients' case-notes and ensuring notes available for ward rounds.

Collecting Patients' case-notes from the Health Records Department, Transit area

Collection of Ethnic and Religious Data and inputting information onto OASIS System

Acting as Stage One Officer to determine overseas patients' liability for treatment charges and informing the Overseas Officer

Filing, updating and maintenance of patients' records, ensuring Patient Front sheet contains correct details

Keeping daily records of any pathology requests as requested, checking forms are correctly completed. Delivery of specimens to Pathology Laboratory if urgently required

Delivery of Prescriptions Forms to Pharmacy and collection of drugs as appropriate

Assisting Nursing staff with processing of patients' property and valuables in accordance with policy and procedures and arranging for property to be taken into General Office for safe custody

Liaising with General Office regarding patients' pensions/benefits.

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach