Job description
Ward F15 is a 14 bedded ward that cares for general medical /respiratory patients, and we are looking to employ Ward Clerks to support the nursing team. The applicant will be expected to be able to work well as part of a team and can multi-task, manage own time, and prioritise workload effectively.
The role of a Ward Clerk requires good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work on own initiative. You are advised to read the job description and person specification before applying for this role.
To provide administrative cover for the ward, and to perform general receptionist duties
To provide clerical assistance to the senior sister.
To process patient documentation and liaise with ward staff to resolve any problems.
Key tasks would be update EPIC and assisting with data collection
Ensure adequate stock levels of general ward supplies, EROS requests and stationery.
To ensure that the supplies are neatly arranged in cupboards.
To provide a range of non-clinical duties.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Managing reception desk as the ward receptionist: Welcoming patients and relatives to the ward and undertaking administration duties.
Answering the ward telephones and relating information accurately.
To answer telephone queries of a non clinical nature.
Admit, discharge and transfer patients on EPIC.
Responsible for data entry.
Act as the EPIC superuser for the ward.
Maintain all the patient boards with the appropriate consultants names.
Assist with the completion and collation of menus when required.
Any other duties as requested.