Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Ward Clerks to join our Maternity Team at The Royal Oldham Hospital.   These roles will involve working in a variety of Maternity settings including Antenatal Clinic, Community Midwifery, Labour Ward, Maternity Triage and Postnatal Ward.  

As one of our Ward Clerks, you'll be the welcoming face/voice for women, birthing people and families who attend our maternity services.  

You'll need to have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to thrive in a busy environment to succeed in this role.     

This role requires the ability to work across sites and covering a variety of shift patterns including short weekday shifts, long days,nights and weekends.   

Main duties of the job

You will provide a wide range of administrative and clerical duties to the ward/unit staff including:

Answering telephone calls from patients,  members of the public and other health care professionals.

Welcoming patients, members of the public and professionals to maternity services. 

Using IT systems to book appointments, admit, transfer and discharge women.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.