Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiothoracic
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 190-106-GAC
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern General Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £24,169 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Ward Clerk - Cardiac Catheter Suite
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
This is a key role that provides administrative support to the Senior Sisters and ward staff.
To apply for this position you should have proven experience on a ward, be competent in IT, be able to demonstrate that you can work independently and use your initiative to prioritise and complete conflicting demands in a timely and effective manner.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and team working are essential for this role. You will report directly to the nurse in charge but will have key relationships with the nursing team and clinical team looking after each patient.
Main duties of the job
To support the nursing team in the Cardiac Catheter Suite in the provision of a comprehensive administration service.
To maintain the patient administration, maintain outcomes of the board round.
To assist in all administration duties.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE at Grade 4/C in English and Maths (or equivalent qualifications) or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level II in Business Administration / Customer Service / IT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within an office environment
- Experience of working in a public facing role.
Desirable criteria
- Experience within the NHS
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of data protection issues and the ability to maintain confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to deal with staff at all levels.
- Displays use of initiative with effective organisational skill
- Ability to prioritise and work to strict/conflicting deadlines
- On-going commitment to personal development
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of / experience of using information and/or customer service systems
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Excel and Word
Desirable criteria
- Experience Infoflex / 59R Software
- Experience of PAS / Infoflex / SystmOne (area specific software)
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
- Ann Matto
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2714865
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