Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 28.5 hours per week (3 x 9.5 hour days)
- Job ref
- 225-DIV1-7372391
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cannock Chase Hospital
- Town
- Cannock
- Salary
- £24,465 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Receptionist/ Ward Clerk
Band 2
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a Receptionist / Ward Clerk within Cannock Eye Centre.
The posts will undertake various clerical / reception and appointment duties in connection with the administration processes . You must possess excellent communication skills both face to face and over the telephone. You must be able to use a keyboard to input information, as well as possessing a mature outlook when dealing with sensitive and confidential issues. You must be flexible and be able to cover in the absence of colleagues.
Main duties of the job
This will include clinic preparation, appointments, updating PAS demographics for all ward transactions (admitting / discharging etc.) , appointment booking, scanning etc. It is expected that staff will be able to demonstrate a reasonable level of initiative in organizing their workloads and in taking decisions and action within clearly defined limits.
To ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To use a range of IT systems to support the Trust requirements within the Health Record field
Respond in a professional and courteous manner when dealing with confidential or sensitive issues.
To undertake full receptionist/ward clerk duties, ensuring the service is efficient and welcoming, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
To be responsible for the security of case notes within the Departments to accurately in-put, up-date and amend all patient related information on to the Patient Administration System (PAS) ensuring that relevant amendments are transferred to patient’s notes as necessary.
To Register, Admit, Transfer, and Discharge patients on (PAS) Patient Administration System.
To make appointments on PAS
To work within identified guidelines with regards to safeguarding. To ensure safeguarding processes are followed in terms of documentation and reporting.
To input data from a variety of sources using a range of identified data systems accurately and timely.
To undertake filing of notes, results and correspondence following Trust and Departmental policies.
To scan skinny files onto IT systems used
To track case notes in and out of your areas of work as per trust policy
To convey appropriate information accurately and timely to a range of Professionals and Disciplines as authorised.
To ensure notifications processed as per departmental policy in a timely and accurate manner.
To attend mandatory sessions and undergo training as deemed appropriate by your line Manager.
To participate in the Trusts staff appraisal policy
To be familiar with and comply with all Directorate and Trust policies and procedures.
To undertake any tasks relevant to the work of a Ward Clerk/Receptionist this may develop as a special requirement of the Directorate/Department.
To assist with the training and induction of newly recruited staff within the department.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- PAS user
Must have the criterai below
Essential criteria
- GCSE 5 or more
Desirable criteria
- Experience in administration, reception roles
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Diane Birch
- Job title
- Secretarial & Administration Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01543 576680
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Building 12
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton Road
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
- Telephone
- 01902 481900
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