Ward Clerk - Children's Ward

NHS; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a Ward Clerk for the Children's Ward. The role involves providing clerical and administrative support, dealing with sensitive information, and requiring good computer skills. Ideal candidates should have experience in clerical/admin tasks and be able to work independently. This part-time position is a fixed-term contract for 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical and administrative support to the ward team.
• Deal with sensitive and confidential information courteously and professionally.

Skills

Knowledge of Clerical/admin

Ability to prioritise workload

Ability to work on own initiative

ECDL/RSA

Customer care

Experience of working within an organisation

Job description

Ward Clerk - Children's Ward

The closing date is 19 November 2025

We are looking for a Ward Clark to join our friendly team on the Children's Ward at Furness General Hospital.

Are you confident in dealing with young service users and their families? Are you flexible to meet the demands of a busy environment? Then we would love to hear from you!

This is fixed term contract for 12 months - part time hours.

As the first port of call, you will provide a welcoming and professional approach to all children, young people, families and staff attending the Unit. You must be confident and able to deal with sensitive, confidential information and queries in a sympathetic and reassuring manner.

Main duties of the job

As an administrative role, clerical skills are essential and whilst full training on the hospital system will be provided, you must be computer literate and able to work with minimal supervision to provide clerical and administrative support to the ward team.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

• Knowledge of Clerical/admin
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work on own initiative
• ECDL/RSA
• Customer care
• Experience of working within an organisation

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

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust