Ward Clerk Supervisor

Are you an organised and motivated leader, or someone ready to take the next step in your career? Specialty and Integrated Medicine CSU is excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a Ward Clerk Supervisor to join our team, supporting specialty wards across St James's University Hospital.

This is a rewarding role at the heart of patient services, where no two days are the same. Working within a fast paced and ever evolving hospital environment, you'll play a vital part in ensuring our wards run smoothly while helping to deliver the highest standards of patient care.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual who enjoys leading people, embraces variety, and takes pride in providing high quality administrative support that makes a real difference. Whether you're an experienced supervisor or looking to step into your next leadership role, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to develop and grow.

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.

Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.

We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.

Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

For questions about this job, contact:

Name:
Maureen Kelly

Position:
Assistant Patient Service Co-ordinator

Email:

Phone number:

Shortlisting Date: 16/11/2026

Interview Date:24/11/2026

Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.

Job Summary

As Ward Clerk Supervisor, you'll lead and support a large team of ward clerks across multiple specialty wards, providing day to day guidance, encouragement, and direction to help the team succeed. You'll work closely with medical, and administrative colleagues, building strong relationships and ensuring effective communication across all areas.

The role offers plenty of variety, from coordinating workloads and maintaining service standards to arranging cover during periods of absence and responding to the changing needs of the service. You'll be a key part of ensuring efficient clerical and operational support is delivered across the wards.

To succeed in this role, you'll need a good standard of general education, previous administrative or clerical experience, and excellent communication and organisational skills.

If you're passionate about leading teams, enjoy working in a dynamic environment, and are committed to delivering excellent support services, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us and play a key role in supporting exceptional patient care while leading a dedicated and valued team.

Why you should join our Team

Specialty & Integrated Medicine (SIM) brings together a diverse range of specialist medical services within Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The CSU supports patients across a broad spectrum of medical needs, combining specialist outpatient services with inpatient and general medical care.

SIM includes:

• Centre for Older Adults
• Infectious Diseases
• Genitourinary Medicine
• General Internal Medicine
• Diabetes and Endocrinology

The services are predominantly based at St James’s University Hospital
, operating across the Gledhow, Chancellor, Lincoln and Beckett Wings
.

What you will bring to the role

Experience of supervising and coordinating a clerical or administrative team on a day-to-day basis, including managing workloads, staff rotas, shift patterns and electronic rostering systems. Experience of authorising annual and study leave, coordinating cover for sickness and other absences, and…