Ward Clerk - Maternity

at  The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Maternity Ward Clerk. This role is a great fit for passionate and dedicated individuals to support in leading the department to excellence.
This is a full-time position, working on a rota basis covering a service that operates on a 24 hour service 7 days a week including weekday, weekend and bank holiday. We encourage everyone to apply even if there is no prior NHS experience as full training is provided on appointment.
You will be providing a comprehensive administrative service in support of the multidisciplinary team, using a professional and customer-centred approach to all patients and their families who are undergoing care at The Princess Alexandra Hospital.
This will be a support role based in the Maternity Wards.
You will be the first point of contact for patients, visitors and staff and ensure high standards of administration and patient experience.
Creating clinic appointments and keeping patient records accurate and up to date.
Ensure the accurate entry and updating of patient details and patient hospital episodes onto the Electronic Patient record system (EPR)
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time

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