Job summary
- Main area
- Women`s Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- 213-Division-A-7714626
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH)
- Town
- Kent
- Salary
- £29,179 per annum, including high cost allowance, Pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Clerk
NHS AfC: Band 2
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
Days, Nights, 12 hour Shifts
To provide high quality efficient administration and clerical service to all inpatient areas, staff,
visitors and patients.
Main duties of the job
Greet visitor’s face-to face and respond to requests for basic information.
Act as the first point of contact for patients, relatives, visitors, etc and to undertake duties in
a pleasant, tactful and understanding manner
Admit patients onto the units / ward using patient administration system
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Be a point of communication for all staff
Receive new patients, direct visitors, and provide information to and from medical staff, and
patients, daily
View patients on admissions window in Epic and mark as ‘admitted’.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills including telephone, email, face to face
Desirable criteria
- Previous ward clerk experience
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Diane Bradshaw
- Job title
- Inpatient Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01689864904
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