Job summary
- Main area
- Ward Clerk
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: N/A
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (Working on Thursday and Friday.)
- Job ref
- 412-MED-7616274
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mid Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Crewe
- Salary
- £24,465 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Clerk - Ward 4
Band 2
Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to work as a ward clerk supporting Ward 94
The successful candidate will need to be forward thinking and be able to provide a full range of clerical duties to support the smooth running of the ward.
Good organisational and communication skills are essential as well as a flexible approach to work. Knowledge of health IT systems to include PCS would be desirable although full training will be given.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the maintenance of patient notes and computer systems.
You will be expected to be able to communicate with a wide range of professionals, Consultants, doctors, nursing staff, and patients/relatives.
You will be expected to organise your own workload in order to maintain an efficient and professional service
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a comprehensive administration and clerical service within the ward.
The post holder will be required to understand ward systems, taking into account the needs of patients who require admission, transfer and discharge, and be expected to communicate with a wide range of professionals, consultants, doctors, nursing staff and patients/relatives
and carers, organising own workload in order to maintain an efficient and professional service.
Person specification
Desirable
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience with the Hospitals computer systems
Essential
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and non verbal communication skills
Desirable
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working with patients notes and filing
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
- Ann Goodwin
- Job title
- Ward Manager - Ward 4
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 612018
- Additional information
N/A
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