Band 3 Ward Clerk

Band 3 Ward Clerk required on a temporary basis based in Antrim.

Role: Band 3 Ward Clerk - Theatres

Rate of Pay: £12.31ph

Location: Antrim

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Duration: 3 Months

Main duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage all admissions, discharges and transfers on the computer systems.
• Keep information flowing between hospital staff, patients, family members and other departments as appropriate. Responding to calls searching for patients on the system.
• Ensuring an adequate supply of stock, ordering and processing invoices via e-procurement.
• Input data to, and obtain information from a Computerised Patient Administration Systems at ward level, as requested by the Ward Manager; ­­­­­- Encompass/Paris/Epex/Webview.
• Prepare, charts and bed labels for all admissions; - printing wristbands
• Assisting nursing team with general office duties
• Update patients estimated discharge dates daily.
• Update ward clerk work queues and ensure all patient demographics are correct.
• Prepare and maintain documentation as part of Business Continuity Plan
• Cover other ward clerks during times of sick leave/annual leave etc.
• Liaise with medical records officers regarding Mental Health detention forms and deliver them promptly to Medical Records.
• Managing and maintaining ward schedulers
• Book/cancel Interpreters as required.
• Ensure correspondence for patients received via the postal service is distributed

Essential Criteria:

• 4 GCSE's to include English Language and Maths (Grade A-C or above) and 1 years' clerical experience in an office environment to include the use of ICT, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and E-mail.

OR

• 3 years' clerical experience in an office environment to include the use of ICT, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and E-mail

To be shortlisted for this role all applicants MUST meet the essential criteria. If you are interested please upload your CV to the link provided, and Christine Thompson will be in contact to confirm if you have been shortlisted.

Successful candidates may need to apply for an Access NI Certificate with Staffline regardless if you already have a valid certificate.