Ward Clerk

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder is required to provide full clerical support to the nursing and medical teams – taking responsibility for the management of patient’s notes whilst in the Acute Frailty Unit, for the storage and tracking of notes and arranging follow up appointments. You will be required to contribute towards the maintenance of a safe, secure and confidential environment.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Communications
To communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team
To carry out ward clerical tasks as required
To carry out routine administrative/telephone related tasks
To communicate effectively when giving/receiving verbal and written information
Responsibility for Patient Care
To maintain confidentiality of patient information
Planning and organising
To organise and plan own day to day workload or activities in order to meet the demands of the job role
Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources
To actively contribute to the efficient management of ward resources.
Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership
To support new or less experienced work colleagues to adapt to the workplace
Responsibilities for Teaching and Training
To participate in training and development activities that are relevant to the job role
Physical Skills and Effort
Use of physical effort to carry out the demands of the job role (e.g. pushing and pulling trolleys/handling of patients case notes
ward clerk duties
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Please refer the Job description for details