Rotational Ward Clerk

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days annual leave plus bank hols

Sick pay

Gym discount

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with stress and wellbeing

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Rotational Ward Clerk to join our team in Ashton-under-Lyne. This Band 2, 30-hour permanent role covers a variety of wards with flexible shifts between 7:00am and 8:30pm.

You will provide reception and admin support, acting as a first point of contact for patients and staff. The role requires accuracy, confidentiality, and the ability to work both in a team and independently.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering reception duties and handling public interactions.
• Proficiency with word processing and databases.
• Experience in a hospital setting and confidentiality awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive ward reception and administration service as a first point of contact.
• Update the Lorenzo EPR in real time and maintain patient case notes across admissions.

Skills

Reception duties

Word processing/databases

Experience of working in a Hospital

Good communication

Teamwork and independence

Education

GCSE English

Tools

Lorenzo EPR

IT systems

Job description

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Ward Clerk

The closing date is 10 November 2026

Rotational Ward Clerk (Band 2) 30 Hours - Permanent Monday to Sunday 7:00am - 8:30pm (various shifts)

Are you a confident, and flexible person, with excellent engagement, customer care, and communication skills, who can work as part of a creative and motivated team,

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and caring individual to join our Rotational Ward Clerk Team, who likes variety and is able to work flexibly, efficiently and independently to support a range of services.

The Rotational Ward Clerk role provides essential cover for the administrative roles that support our inpatient services here at Tameside Hospital; this will include; in patient Wards, Same Day Emergency Care & Early Pregnancy patient receptions, as well as general and specialist administration.

There are a variety of shift patterns between the hours of 7:00am and 8:30pm across a 7 day footprint and the successful candidate must be flexible to work across these hours/day including bank holidays etc.

Unsociable hours over weekends, Bank Holidays and hours worked between 8:00pm - 6:00am will receive enhancement payments.

Main duties of the job

Providing a comprehensive ward reception and administration service, the post holder will, in collaboration with other ward staff, support patients, relatives and other staff members as a first point of contact.

The Ward Clerk will update the Trust Electronic Patient Record (Lorenzo EPR) accurately and in real time whilst also ensuring patient case notes are available and appropriately maintained throughout each admission.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

• flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• free eye tests and health checks
• gym discount
• free bicycle loan scheme
• salary sacrifice car scheme
• support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more

Job responsibilities

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the requiredskill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE English or relevant experience

Experience

• Experience of working directly with the public/reception duties
• Experience of word processing/databases
• Experience of working in a Hospital Setting

Skills and Knowledge

• Good communication and organisational skills
• Able to work both as part of a team and independently
• accuracy and attention to detail
• knowledge of IT systems
• Awareness and understanding of confidentiality
• knowledge of hospital systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust