Job overview

Are you interested in joining the Maternity Services based at the Royal United Hospitals Bath to work within the Antenatal  Screening Team as an Antenatal Screening Administrator.

This administrative and clerical role is interesting and varied. It provides opportunities for both liaising with other agencies, team working and managing your own time efficiently to ensure that the  high standards of our screening service are maintained.

You will need to have good IT skills, knowledge of the antenatal screening programmes and have the ability to work under pressure and be able to multi-task.

Our team consists of specialist screening midwives, screening champions and midwife support workers and between us we will train and support the successful candidate.

The hours are 15 hours per week across Monday to Friday, days and flexible start and finish times can be negotiated, but will need to work in with the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

To provide an efficient and professional administrative and clerical service which enables the smooth and efficient running of the antenatal and maternity screening departments.

Provide relevant information to patients and relatives clearly and in a way that they understand.

To answer all telephone enquiries, taking and relaying messages in a polite and helpful manner, taking action as appropriate.

To liaise with other members of the departmental team obtaining and communicating necessary information accurately to assist the provision of a quality service for the patients.

To maintain patient details /appointments on the patient administration system efficiently so that there is timely and accurate information available at all times on patients.

To track patient records using differing electronic databases.

To maintain and update the electronic patient record as appropriate.

To work with other members of the Screening team to ensure the smooth running of all 3 antenatal screening programmes.

To schedule requests for appointments to the department for patients

To carry out other clerical duties as required

To assist in the ordering of department stores and to maintain stock levels o

To report all accidents and incidents to the relevant departmental managers.

To ensure that hospital property is properly used and cared for.

Provide and receive information that is of a sensitive nature

To manage excel tracking spread sheets 

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be  in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.