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Job summary

Main area
ADMIN
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
199-7373162-FM-MT
Employer
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Emergency Department
Town
Croydon
Salary
£29,179 per annum Incl. HCAS (Outer)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/10/2025 23:59
Interview date
14/10/2025

Employer heading

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust logo

Emergency Service Clerk

Band 2

Job overview

Emergency Services Clerk - Band 2

Would you like to join our friendly Emergency Department team? Now is a great time to join the team as our new state of the art Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Center is open. 

Vacancies have become available for full-time Emergency Services Clerks.

The successful candidates will need to be approachable, with a friendly and professional disposition, that can cope in a busy and sometimes hectic environment. You will need to be able to work days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays. The current rota pattern is 3 days/night on and 3 days off. This could change due to plans restructuring in the future.

Interview Date:14/15 October 2025

Main duties of the job

To support the emergency team to provide an effective, efficient service to patients that meets national targets for delivery. Follow all patient journeys ensuring that they are seen in a timely manner and escalate any deviations to the Senior Emergency Clerk on duty. 

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. 

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital. 

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

** Please see the Job Description and the  Person Specification for  more details on the jobs responsibilities **

Person specification

Experience and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience and knowledge
  • Experience of working with the Public
  • Willing to undertake in-house training
Desirable criteria
  • NHS experience
  • Previous receptionist experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to cope under pressure
  • Organised/methodical
  • Awareness of patient confidentiality
  • Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of email and intranet usage
  • Evidence of undertaking further administrative training

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Education and Qualifications
  • Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy
Desirable criteria
  • Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Friendly
  • Flexible
  • Confident
  • Experience of dealing with challenging situations
Desirable criteria
  • Professional experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDCapital Nurse, LondonNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationAge positiveImproving working livesDisability confident committedDisability Advice Line

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Asta Uleviciene
Job title
Emergency CBU Administration Deputy Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02084013117
Additional information

Christine Murphy

Email -  [email protected]

Tel - 02084013117

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