Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative and Clerical
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 405-24-WC215LW
- Employer
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Dorchester
- Salary
- £22,383 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Clerk - Lulworth Ward
NHS AfC: Band 2
Outstanding Care, Outstanding Careers
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Job overview
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for someone to join our team on Lulworth Ward, this role will enable you to be the welcoming face for all out patients and visitors.
Lulworth Ward is a general surgical ward with a friendly and professional team that will provide an ideal environment for applicants to learn new skills, work as a team and provide a friendly and welcoming environment for patients. Team work is essential and the Ward Clerk role is vital in facilitating safe patient discharge, accurate filing and record keeping and maintaining good communication between the members of the Multidisciplinary teams.
The successful applicant will be joining a positive, friendly and supportive team focused on goals driven by patient experience and evidence based best practice.
Main duties of the job
We are committed to providing you with the skills you require to work in this exciting, high performing environment and the successful candidate will be mentored and supported with opportunities to further their career.
If you possess good organisational & interpersonal skills, enjoy working as part of a team and are willing to adapt and implement change, we would love to hear from you.
Main tasks and responsibilities will be to collate, order and process patient records using hospital computer systems, provide support to patients, with a personal approach in the reception areas. The post holder will also be required to provide admin support to the nurses on the ward when required. All detailed further in the Person Specification and Job Description.
Applications would be welcome from individuals with IT/clerical skills or the willingness to develop these. Full in-house training and support will be given to the successful candidate.
The post is up to full time hours with flexibility being key to cover all areas.
Working for our organisation
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in English and Maths
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 NVQ in Administration or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience within a clerical capacity in a Health Care setting
- Previous experience working with patient Administration Systems
- An understanding of the meaning of confidentiality and the requirement for this to be maintained
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of keyboard skills
- Evidence of ability to work on own initiative but also as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Evidence of ability to communicate with all levels of staff and members of the general public
- Evidence of ability to work within specified standards and timescales
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
- Rachel Adjare
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01305255473
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