Ward Clerk

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Ward Clerk who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".

Alverstone ward supports both elective orthopaedic and emergency admissions and must work dynamically to provide the right patient care to the different groups.

We seek an enthusiastic individual with good communication skills that can adapt to changes in the patient cohorts. The successful candidate will need to be motivated, organised and be able to provide a full range of clerical duties to support the smooth running of the ward. The maintaining of live patient information through our electronic systems and the information governance of patient records is essential to this role.

Main duties of the job

Previous experience in an administrative role is desirable, however if evidence of strong IT and admin skills is reflected in the application this will be considered.

Daily communication with patients and relatives, both by telephone and face to face is a key part of this role so we will be looking for a person that presents themselves in a polite and professional manner.

We look forward to hearing from you if you are interested in this role.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

About us

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. 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.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Date posted

22 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

470-23-0195-KS

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

Parkhurst Road

Newport Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Physical Skills

Essential

Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder i.e. Able to lift, push, pull items as required

Aptitudes

Essential

Able to use initiative to cope in a variety of situations
Good time management skills
Ability to maintain effectiveness under pressure
Act in ways that support equality and diversity

Communication Skills

Essential

Communicates with a range of people day to day
Able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of confidentiality

Qualifications and role specific knowledge

Essential

Evidence of level 2 numeracy and literacy
Basic IT skills
Experience of working in healthcare setting
Capable of using windows based system

Person Specification

Physical Skills

Essential

Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder i.e. Able to lift, push, pull items as required

Aptitudes

Essential

Able to use initiative to cope in a variety of situations
Good time management skills
Ability to maintain effectiveness under pressure
Act in ways that support equality and diversity

Communication Skills

Essential

Communicates with a range of people day to day
Able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of confidentiality

Qualifications and role specific knowledge

Essential

Evidence of level 2 numeracy and literacy
Basic IT skills
Experience of working in healthcare setting
Capable of using windows based system

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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