Job vacancy: Ward Clerk - Stroke Unit, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth

Job summary

Main area: Medical
Grade: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 15 hours per week (Working 8am till 16:00pm 2 days per week. Days will not be fixed, working on a 3 week rotational roster covering the 7 day a week service.)
Job ref: 153-ME04386

Employer: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Bournemouth hospital
Town: Bournemouth
Salary: £23,615 pa/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 17/04/2025

Ward Clerk - Stroke Unit

Band 2

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Numeracy and Literacy GCSE or equivalent standard

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills including telephone Language skills
Organisational skills
IT Literate

Desirable criteria

ECAMIS/SYMPHONY experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Good general computer literacy
Knowledge and understanding of data protection and confidentiality
Understanding the importance of equality and diversity rights

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria

Understanding of personal accountability and the need to recognise limitations
Awareness of Confidentiality
Strong team player
Able to work on own initiative

Desirable criteria

Awareness of medical records management

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Able to work at a fast pace and under pressure whilst remaining calm

Language Requirement

Essential criteria

Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Rebecca Harcup
Job title: PA
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0300 019 4001

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Ward Clerk - Stroke Unit

Band 2

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Language Requirement

Essential criteria

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Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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