Job summary
- Main area
- Surgical
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 13.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SU04427
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £24,169 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Clerk - Surgical Admissions Unit, Weekends and Evenings
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.
Job overview
The Surgical Admissions Unit is the surgical front door and we receive referrals from Accident and Emergency, GPs, and consultant clinics as well as other hospitals.
We look after patients from a wide range of specialties including, Urology, Vascular, Upper GI, Colorectal, Breast and Gynaecology. We have a wide patient group starting from the age of 16 and up.
The Surgical Admissions unit is looking for a highly motivated Ward Clerk to join us.
- The successful candidate should have a naturally organised, cheerful, calm persona; along with a good sense of humour! You will be required to manage multiple admin tasks at any given time during the working day, frequently communicating with, not only, the unit multi-disciplinary team but also patients and their relatives.
The Surgical Admissions unit is a busy surgical ward so if you like a challenge this could be the job for you!
Shift pattern:
Week 1 & 3 - Mon & Fri 1400-2200 Sat & Sun 1400-2200
Week 2 & 4 - Tues & Wed & Thurs 1400-2200
This pattern can be adapted if required. It is also important to note that enhanced pay is applicable to the hours of this pattern.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
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
Desirable criteria
- GCSE in Maths and English
Interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Basic computer skills
- Good telephone manner
Desirable criteria
- Competent with PMS system
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous hospital experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Jasmine Toh
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 6009
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