About this role
Job summary
The NCA are delighted to offer a full time, post for a Band 2 Ward Clerk (37.5 hours) to join our friendly, supportive Paediatric Team at the Royal Oldham Hospital. This is a fixed term post for 9 months to cover Maternity Leave.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, energetic and self-motivated Ward Clerk to be part of a large team of health professionals, who has the ability to meet the challenges of working on a fast paced Children's unit consisting of 4 distinct areas:
INPATIENTS - 25 inpatient beds with scope to open to additional capacity during periods of high demand providing quality care to a large variety of patients with medical and complex needs whilst also providing an expanding paediatric surgical service.
CRITICAL CARE - A newly expanded 4 bedded critical care area to care for level 1 and 2 paediatric critical care patients.
PAEDIATRIC OBSERVATION & ASSESSMENT UNIT (POAU)- a busy 24hour unit working closely with colleagues in paediatric Accident and Emergency, Primary and Tertiary Care
OUTPATIENTS - We provide Outpatient services to children and young people across Oldham and Rochdale from two sites.
You will be part of a team of Ward Clerks working together to meet the needs and demands of the service.
Main duties of the job
As a Ward Clerk you will be able to work on your own initiative, managing your own workload as well as being part of a supportive energetic team. You will be responsible for providing all administrative duties from answering the telephone, updating and ensuring prompt admission and discharges, filing, making case notes and lots more. Experience of working in the NHS is an advantage but not essential as full training will be given. You must be computer literate desirable to the NHS systems and have excellent communication and customer service skills with the ability to approach families in a sensitive manner.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Good standard of general secondary education; including GCSE Maths and English language or equivalent
Desirable
Willingness to undertake further Study European Computer Driving Licence
Experience Essential
Office / Clerical work experience Experience of working within a team
Desirable
Previous work within hospital or caring environment with families, mothers, and babies
Skills Essential
Good communication skills (Written & Verbal) Excellent Keyboard / Computer Skills Data input & retrieval skills Excellent Organisation Skills Ability to use outlook Willingness to develop an understanding of appropriate specialty and Trust policies Able to work using own initiative
Desirable
Use of PAS and other Trust systems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address The Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Road
Oldham
OL1 2JH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)