Ward Clerk

Fixed-term: 6-Months

The Digestive Disease Unit is recruiting a full-time 37.5 hours per week Ward Clerk for their busy, fast-paced Gastroenterology unit.

Hours will be between  Monday to Friday, excluding bank holiday.

You will need to be a team player, but have the confidence to work on your own initiative, have a flexible approach to tasks in a busy changing environment, demonstrate competence in using IT systems, have excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills, as you will be the front line for the patient and relatives.

• Maintain patient records/notes using our Careflow system.
• Ensure patient demographics are correct and up to date.
• Complete patient ward notes and update administration section to support patient information throughout the trust.
• Use effective communication skills to answer the telephone according to the agreed standard and give the appropriate information as required.
• Photocopy/scan documents as required.
• Ensure patient confidentiality at all times in line with the Trust policy.
• Assist in the induction and development of others by demonstrating your own duties.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

For further details or informal visits contact:
Name: Christianah Adeleke Job title: Ward Sister Email address:  
Telephone number: