Ward Clerk - Critical Care Ward

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Flexible working

Protected wellbeing hours

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a part-time Ward Clerk in the Critical Care Unit. The 31-hour contract offers training and the chance to support a 7-day week service with a dedicated team.

The post emphasizes high standards of care and patient communication, with opportunities to develop skills in PAS/EPR and clerical duties while maintaining flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills
• Office experience beneficial
• Public/patient interaction beneficial
• Keyboard/IT skills essential
• Experience with hospital systems desirable (PAS/EPR)

Responsibilities

• Clerical duties — PAS, tracking notes, requesting appointments
• Communicate with patients and visitors
• Work as part of a team in a changing priority environment
• Independently manage tasks in a busy ward setting

Skills

Communication

Office experience

Public interaction

Team player

IT skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time, highly motivated Ward Clerk to join the Critical Care Unit covering a 7 day week service with a team of Ward Clerks. Full training will be given. The post is advertised as a 31 hour contract, this is not fixed a further reduction of hours will be considered.

The post provides an exciting challenge to the successful candidate given the opportunity to play a key role in the continuing development of the service.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about high standards to work with in a team dedicated to excellence.

At Salford Care Organisation we aim to deliver Safe, Clean and Personal care every time and are committed in continuously striving to improve the care and services we deliver to our patients. Critical Care has achieved and maintained SCAPE status as assessed through the Trust Nursing Assessment and Accreditation System

• You should possess good communication skills, previous office experience, and experience of dealing with the public/patients would be beneficial.
• The ability to work as part of a team and keyboard / IT skills are essential.
• Previous hospital experience and knowledge of Patient Centre / EPR would be highly desirable, however training can be provided.
• Clerical duties - PAS, Tracking notes - requesting appointments, communication with patient and visitors.
• The ability to work independently and adapt to an environment of changing priorities would be an advantage.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Keeley Steele Job title: Unit manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 206 5487

Additional Contact: Anthula Rose [e-mail]

If you would like to visit the unit for a look around or an informal chat, please get in touch using the contact details in the advert.