Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Nurse Team COPD - Admin Clerk
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: 20 hours a week
- Hours
- Part time
- Job ref
- 407-MLTC-7153642
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall NHS Trust, Manor Hospital
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £24,169 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Admin Support COPD Respiratory Nurse Team
NHS AfC: Band 2
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
The Post holder will work in respiratory nurse role as part of a team. To provide effective, efficient and comprehensive administrative support admin support to the Respiratory Nurse Service.
Acts in a manner that upholds the values of the Trust and that of the profession ensuring that service
delivered contributes to supporting the principles of clinical governance. The post holder will be
expected to work as part of a team
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide administrative support to the Respiratory Nurse Team - COPD, within the division of medicine and Long Term Conditions in line with Trust Policies and Procedures:
To provide the efficient service of filing, retrieving of notes, general telephonist, word processing duties and any other admin support required by the team.
To ensure work is well presented and that standards are maintained
To provide excellent office support which is professional and supportive and responsive to the needs of the Division.
To maintain patient/trust confidentiality at all times and deal with day-to-day tasks and enquiries from colleagues in a courteous, efficient and timely manner.
To work closely with Respiratory Nurses, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.
A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Use of computers, computer applications and all relevant databases as necessary and appropriate for the job.
Compile and maintain datasets and/or other detailed information that is then handed off for analysis.
Input of NRAP audits onto computer database for patients
Access emails throughout day for respiratory nurses and pass onto respiratory nurse team to act on.
Arranging outpatients appointments for patients
Contribute to an efficient running of all services related to the job.
Answer telephone queries
Forward requests for investigations to relevant departments
Filing of patients notes
Obtaining nurse notes for outpatient clinics
Photocopying, scanning and Printing as per role
Handling of post
Undertake any other ad-hoc duties as requested within the grade of the post
Prioritise workload in appropriate order to ensure work is completed within agreed timescale
Person specification
education
Essential criteria
- GCSE pass
Experience
Essential criteria
- ward clerk experience
computer skills
Essential criteria
- aware of computer applications and use
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Harjinder Sheemar
- Job title
- Respiratory Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 605217
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