Ward Clerk - Paediatrics

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Main area Women's and children's Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To cover 5 days Monday - Friday) Job
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Site Ward 8, Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston Salary £25,272 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you organised, caring and passionate about making a difference for children and their families? We’re looking for a dedicated Paediatric Ward Clerk to join our friendly team on Ward 8 and the Paediatric Assessment Unit at Royal Preston Hospital.

As the vital first point of contact for our patients, families and visitors, you’ll help create a warm, welcoming and supportive environment. This is a key role where excellent communication skills, compassion and attention to detail really matter.

You’ll be part of a dedicated, supportive team who work together to deliver the highest standard of care. This is a fantastic opportunity to play an important role in the smooth running of our paediatric services and to contribute to a positive experience for our young patients and their families.

If you’re passionate about helping others, enjoy working with people and are looking for a rewarding role where no two days are the same, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Greeting and supporting children, young people and their families on arrival
• Providing a helpful and professional front‑of‑house service
• Managing patient information and ensuring accurate data entry
• Supporting clinical teams with essential clerical tasks
• Organising records, results and documentation
• Booking follow‑up appointments and assisting with daily ward flow

Working for our organisation

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our service users. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

We are a forward thinking team and have a number of exciting developments…