Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 264-7756373-SUR
- Employer
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kettering General Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Clerk
Band 2
Job overview
Fixed-term: 6-Months
The Digestive Disease Unit is recruiting a full time 37.5 hours per week Ward Clerk for their busy, fast-paced Gastroenterology unit.
Hours will be between 08.00-16.00 Monday to Friday, excluding bank holiday.
You will need to be a team player, but have the confidence to work on your own initiative, have a flexible approach to tasks in a busy changing environment, demonstrate competence in using IT systems, have excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, as you will be the front line for the patient and relatives.
Main duties of the job
To maintain the patient records/notes using our Careflow system.
Ensure patients demographics are correct and up to date.
Complete patient ward notes and update administration section to support patient information throughout the trust.
To use effective communication skills to answer the telephone according to the agreed standard and give the appropriate information as required.
To photocopy/scan documents as required.
To ensure patient confidentiality at all times in line with the Trust policy.
To assist in the induction and development of others by demonstrating own duties.
Working for our organisation
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.
Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities and duties of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 qualification in administration or equivalent hospital experience
- Good standard of Education to include Maths and English
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of data entry and proficient keyboard skills
- Knowledge of admin procedures
- Knowledge of Confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in a hospital environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Microsoft office - photocopy, printing,
- Experience of self management, organising own time and daily tasks
Desirable criteria
- Experience of dealing with difficult situations
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
- Christianah Adeleke
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01536492765
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