Ward Clerk - Elderly Care Medicine

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Ward Clerk - Elderly Care Medicine

Are you organised and methodical? Do you enjoy working in a customer facing position?

Caversham ward , is looking for an enthusiastic person to join its friendly team.

This busy ward delivers a high level of care to 12 patients is a ring-fenced unit.

The successful candidate will have excellent IT and interpersonal skills. You must be highly motivated and be able to work under pressure.

Main duties of the job

As a Ward Clerk you will be expected to be able to work with hospital IT systems.

The role will involve answering telephones and being able to communicate messages to staff.

You will be involved with ordering certain stock items for the ward and carry out delegated tasks.

About us

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

25 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6707117NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Literate and Numerate

Desirable

Typing, computer skills

Experience

Essential

Working with the public

Desirable

Previous hospital clerical work
Secretarial or clerical experience

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Literate and Numerate

Desirable

Typing, computer skills

Experience

Essential

Working with the public

Desirable

Previous hospital clerical work
Secretarial or clerical experience

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.