Community Clerk

at  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Are you looking to work in an award winning, well-supported, friendly, dynamic, culturally astute, inclusive environment that puts women/birthing people at the centre of a high standard of care?
Our latest CQC report has been published and we have maintained our good rating since 2017 and have been awarded as outstanding for leadership.
An opportunity has arisen for 2 Community Clerks to join our well established community midwifery teams in their deliverance of high quality care to our women/birthing people and their families. You will be supporting the team and providing an efficient and professional support service for both patients and clinicians.
Organisational, administrative and computer skills are essential, as your role involves organising/booking appointments for women/birthing people and methodically organising collection of notes and filing.
The post-holder should also have a good standard of numeracy and literacy, be able to work unsupervised as well as part of a team and be of smart appearance with the ability to work in a pressurised and busy environment.
You will be experienced and provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support within the teams. A f lexible approach to working hours, good customer care skills and effective communication skills are essential as you will be required to converse with both clients and staff.
Driving and access to a car are essential as you will be required to travel between the community base and Lewisham Hospital.
You will provide efficient and effective reception, administration, ward and clerical support to the team and team leader.
The administrator would be part of a community team of midwives and the job role will develop accordingly, including excel spreadsheet data entry and helping with the postnatal discharge summaries.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
All of our staff work within our Trust Values; treating all women/birthing people and their families with respect and compassion; providing high quality, safe effective care. As a team we are respectful of our colleague’s views and work collaboratively to encourage innovation in all we do.
Please read the job and personal specifications carefully. You need to provide evidence in your application of all the essential criteria. All shortlisted candidates are invited to testing and those that are successful at testing will be invited back for an interview on a separate date.
A salary sacrifice scheme which includes lease car hire is also available

Please refer the Job description for details