Job summary
- Main area
- Ward Clerk (Adult Day Surgery Unit / Chesterman Unit)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift pattern 10am-6pm Monday to Friday. This is subject to change in case of staff absences to 7am-3pm)
- Job ref
- 193-7343776PCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Ward Clerk (ADSU / Chesterman Unit)
NHS AfC: Band 2
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 2 Ward Clerk (Adult Day Surgery Unit / Chesterman Unit)
Shift pattern 10am-6pm Monday to Friday. This is subject to change in case of staff absences to 7am-3pm.
We are looking for a ward clerk for our Adult Day Surgery Unit/Chesterman - the role will also involve covering both areas when required.
Adult Day Surgery is a 34 bedded day surgery unit caring for patients pre and post operatively.
Chesterman Unit is a newly opened 13 podded unit for patients requiring inpatient surgery to be admitted prior to their operation.
Experience in administration and customer-facing experience is essential for this post.
Main duties of the job
Providing administration support to the nursing and medical team.
Liaising with theatres and other members of the MDT.
Welcoming patients on the unit.
Using electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake various clerical and administrative duties to facilitate the smooth running of the day unit.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Literate and numerate
Desirable criteria
- Experience of EPR
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working with the public
Desirable criteria
- Previous hospital clerical work
- Secretarial or clerical experience
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alessandra del Nobile
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 7622
- Additional information
Sister Alessandra del Nobile on 0118 322 7622 or [email protected]
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