Paediatric Float Ward Clerk

Main area Ward Clerk Grade Band 2 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Covering long term Sick) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
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Employer Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Town Bristol Salary £25,272 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

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We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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We are looking to recruit a full-time float Ward Clerk (37.5 Hours p/w - Monday to Friday. 08:00 – 16:00 TBC) on a fixed-term contract of 12 months. The role of the Float Ward Clerk is vital to the BRHC as you will play an important role in ensuring high standards of administrative governance on a variety of our busy inpatient wards.

Responsibilities will include acting as the patient’s first point of contact on the ward(s), greeting and signposting patients and relatives, processing patients using Care Flow, liaising with colleagues to facilitate a smooth and timely stay with the hospital, and sending out patient information.

To liaise with patients, clinical staff, GPs and Trust support staff in person, via telephone and email as and when necessary.

• To show a caring and professional approach towards patients and visitors when carrying out all duties.
• Escalate patient queries, capacity problems and general issues to the role’s line manager or relevant clinical staff as appropriate.
• To check and update patient details on arrival to the hospital, retrieving data from a number of internal and external sources to ensure real time patient flow data is kept across the Trust.
• Be responsible for the accurate entry of data to computerised databases, using all computer systems relevant to the role.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively…