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Job summary

Main area
Renal
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-1602-DIR-S
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£25,272 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2026 23:59
Interview date
13/08/2026

Employer heading

NHS

Ward Clerk

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

 

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic team player with proven admin skills. You need to be flexible and reliable to provide efficient and effective admin duties supporting the multi-disciplinary team i on Peter  Moorehead  Renal unit. We are seeking confident individuals with excellent communication skills and a professional, tactful and diplomatic approach to work within our busy department.  

This is a demanding but interesting and varied role. The successful candidate must possess the ability to work as part of a team and the initiative to work unsupervised when necessary. An understanding of confidentiality is essential as well as a commitment to delivering excellent customer service. You must be educated to a GCSE grade 4/C  or above in English and Maths (or equivalent experience) and have experience working in an admin environment.

Previous hospital experience knowledge  would be desirable. Effective communication skills and excellent keyboard skills are also essential.  Full training for this post will be provided.

 

Main duties of the job

 

As a ward clerk you will be working within  Peter Moorehead Haemodialysis unit   to provide a comprehensive administrative service. 

You will be dealing with members of the public , internal and extremal agencies  a combination of reception based work and coordinating  patients transportation. 

We are looking for somebody enthusiastic, polite and professional with great communication skills to join our hard working team.  They will need experience in dealing with members of the public and providing an excellent service.  In addition to this, we are looking for someone comfortable performing office duties such as answering phones and with previous experience using IT systems.  

Working for our organisation

 

 *** THIS VACANCY MAY BE CLOSED EARLY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ***

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of 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 together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

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 that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE at Grade 4/C in English & Maths (or equivalent qualifications) or relevant 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

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 of PAS / Infoflex / SystmOne (area specific software)
  • Previous experience Infoflex / 59R Software

Skills & 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointed.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mandy Plant
Job title
Mandy Plant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2269447
Additional information

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