Ward Clerk - Intensive Care Unit

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Royal United Hospital. We are a dynamic and progressive department that places patient cantered care at the core of its ethos.

Our new state of the art ICU is currently being built and we are due to move in later this year. Located on the first floor, our purpose-built ICU, boasts high-spec equipment with pendants and has large amounts of natural light. It contains four single-occupancy side rooms and six two-bedded bays, as well as two nurses' stations, offices, seminar/simulation suite and staff facilities. It also contains a bespoke family room, providing a better experience for loved ones and visitors.

Every year, we treat over 800 patients, with a wide variety of medical and surgical conditions. The unit is run jointly by an experienced group of specialist doctors and nurses, supported by therapists, technicians and support staff.

If you would like to join our supportive and dynamic team we have a full time Unit Clerk role vacant.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a full comprehensive administrative and clerical service in support of the multidisciplinary team involved in patient care on a ward.
• To provide an efficient and professional reception and clerical service to give confidence to patients and their relatives.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.