Job summary
Ward Clerk / Receptionist
Division: Women, Children & Young People
Care Group: Women's & Children's Service
Band: 2
We are recruiting for an Ward Clerk / Receptionist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working with the fantastic team within the Children's unit
Key responsibilities are admitting, discharging and transferring patients onto Bed Management System. and ensuring patients' personal details are up to date and correctly entered onto the PAS System, Reviewing discharge letters - checking details of discharge on EPR and PAS so no discrepancies - and emailing to Multi disciplinary Teams as necessary
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Check and Call Porter (replacement of cylinders, specimen collection)
Maintain Clean environment daily
Update of relevant boards
Check and call planned ward attenders (for times. Covid status etc)
Update Fire register
Check & Print Name bands
Collect Family & Friends Audit from Patients
Trolley Notes Filing
Any other duties as directed by Line Manager, Senior Nurse and management team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Check and Call Porter (replacement of cylinders, specimen collection)
Maintain Clean environment daily
Update of relevant boards
Check and call planned ward attenders (for times. Covid status etc)
Update Fire register
Check & Print Name bands
Collect Family & Friends Audit from Patients
Trolley Notes Filing
Any other duties as directed by Line Manager, Senior Nurse and management team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level including English or equivalent qualification/experience
- Qualification in audio-typing or proven experience of audio-typing within a healthcare setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer literate including ability to use Microsoft packages such as Excel
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of using Medical Terminology
- Previous office experience
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills - written and verbal
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, reliable and flexible in approach and attitude
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level including English or equivalent qualification/experience
- Qualification in audio-typing or proven experience of audio-typing within a healthcare setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer literate including ability to use Microsoft packages such as Excel
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of using Medical Terminology
- Previous office experience
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills - written and verbal
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, reliable and flexible in approach and attitude
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
