Ward Clerk

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Lindley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic administrator to provide clerical support to Ward 11B, ensuring smooth operation in a busy acute environment.

You will handle patient and staff queries, manage ward stock, participate in mandatory training and work with your Line Manager to develop your personal development plan within the Trust's appraisal framework.

Qualifications

• Provide clerical/admin and secretarial support to Ward staff.
• Maintain queries from patients, visitors and staff.
• Maintain stock control of ward equipment and consumables.
• Participate in supervision and mandatory training.
• Develop personal development plan with Line Manager via Trust Appraisal.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical and admin support to Ward 11B staff.
• Handle queries from patients, visitors and staff.
• Maintain and update stock of ward equipment and consumables.
• Attend mandatory training and supervision sessions.
• Collaborate with Line Manager to plan personal development.

Skills

Clerical skills

Admin support

IT literacy

Communication skills

Tools

Trust IT systems

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who enjoys the challenge of working in an acute busy environment. The successful candidate will be hardworking and support the ward staff and promote excellent patient care. The post holder is responsible for providing all clerical/admin and secretarial support to Ward staff, including a good working knowledge of all Trust electronic systems. The post holder is required to deal with queries from patients, visitors and staff. Maintaining stock control of equipment and consumables specific to the Ward is a fundamental part of this role.

• The post holder is responsible for providing all clerical/admin and secretarial support to ward 11B staff, including a good working knowledge of all Trust electronic systems.
• The post holder is required to deal with queries from patients, visitors and staff.
• Participate in regular supervision.
• Attend all mandatory training.
• Participate annually identifying, developing and agreeing your own development plan with your Line Manager using the Trust Appraisal.
• Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols.
• Carry out duties with due regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunity Policy.
• Seek advice and support from Line Manager whenever necessary.
• Maintain professional conduct including appearance at all times.

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza. We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community. Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.