Ward Clerk

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 17 November 2024

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Ward Clerk to join the Specialist Surgery team. We cater for a variety of specialities including Plastic reconstructive surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology and Maxillofacial surgery. Our friendly department consists of a 30 bed mixed ward and a day surgery unit for elective and emergency surgery and GPRU and HAPI clinics.

The post holder will need to have administrator and have good communication skills. You will need to be organised and have an ability to manage time effectively. You will need to have experience with patient management systems and be prepared to undertake further training as required.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve meeting and greeting patients and their families arriving on both reception areas, inputting patient details onto the patient administrative system, requesting and tracking patient notes, scanning notes, taking telephone calls, admitting and discharging patients on the patient management systems.

The successful post holder will play a vital role in ensuring clerical and administrative support if maintained and upheld in Specialist Surgery in-Patient. The post holder expected to have good interpersonal skills and communicate with the multi-disciplinary team. You will be working very closely with the nursing team in general and specifically, provide administrative support to the senior nurse team.

Previous experience would be advantageous, but full training on the hospital systems will be given.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Date posted

01 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-NOTSS-6411645-B3

Job locations

West Wing, John Radcliffe

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headington

OX3 9DU

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the job position, please speak to Hollie Lord, or read the job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the job position, please speak to Hollie Lord, or read the job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

Experience of working within the NHS

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

Experience of working within the NHS

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.