Ward Clerk - Ward Clerks Pool | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

We are recruiting for aWard Clerkwho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, reliable and committed individual to join our busy Team as a Ward Clerk as part of the Ward Clerk Pool structure.

You will be expected to carry out various clerking, some data entry and reception duties. Duties also include filing of hospital notes, meeting and greeting patients and relatives, liaising with doctors and specialty secretaries etc.

You will need to be computer literate and any previous reception duties would be an advantage. If you have experience of using Lorenzo and Ifit this would be very much desirable although full training will be provided to successful candidates on induction.

This role is for a 6 month fixed term contract with the working pattern of Monday to Friday 8 am to 4pm - to include a proportion of bank holidays

Our Values areInclude,Respect, andImprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

You will be responsible for data entry of confidential information onto the computerised database. The data entry needs to be accurate so attention to detail is essential.

You will also be responsible for the provision of a high-quality reception service by meeting and greeting visitors to the ward.

You will support the general running of the ward by being involved in general organisational and administrative activities.

To ensure that medical records are request on Trust Health recs database readily available for patients being admitted to the ward.

To update and maintain accurate complete patient data on the computer-based system (Lorenzo/Nervecentre) and medical records database (IFIT).

To enter and retrieve data from all current Trust computer systems in place (EPR, Lorenzo/Nervecentre) to acceptable data quality standards.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

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We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Thursday 26 Sep 2024