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Job overview

The Acute medical unit is a busy modern unit with a professional and friendly team delivering high standards of care. We are currently looking for hard working and enthusiastic ward clerks to provide clerical support to the unit and achieve an effective and efficient service to our clients.

To join our forward thinking and constantly developing team you should be self-motivated and committed to delivering efficient clerical support to
our busy unit. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills enabling you to work effectively as part of the team dealing with the complex and sensitive information in a professional manner. Please see the full job description for further information including role requirements.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a wide range of administrative and clerical duties to the ward/ unit staff. They will be responsible for the safe keeping and availability of all clinical records relating to patients and the smooth running of the ward / department office. They will also provide general assistance to the ward / unit staff.

- Provide general non-clinical advice, information and guidance of ancillary services directly to patients, clients, relatives and carers.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.