Ward Clerk - Salvington Lodge ICU
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Worthing
- Salary
- £20,270 to £21,318 a year per annum pro rata
- Closing date
- 6 Apr 2023
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- Sector
- Healthcare
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Job summary
We're looking for a Band 2 Ward Clerk to support our team on Ferring Ward, Salvington Lodge Hospital. The Ward Clerk role is varied and you will be based on the ward dealing with enquiries from patients, relatives and other healthcare professionals on a daily basis. The role requires you to have excellent communication and customer care skills as you will be the first person to meet and greet visitors to the ward.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be computer literate as you will be responsible for booking patient appointments, and updating patient information to include real time admission, transfers and discharges. You will be working in a busy environment and you will be required to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team. The ability to multi-task is essential. The nature of this post requires the post holder to be diplomatic, sensitive, and able to support the delivery of the best care possible for our patients.
Ferring Ward at Salvington Lodge Hospital is in Worthing with close links to other community inpatient services. We pride ourselves in caring for patients of all ages with a variety of complex medical conditions and those who have post-surgical rehabilitation needs. Our last Care Quality Commission inspection rated our community inpatient services as Outstanding for caring and our overall Trust rating as Good. If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve then we would love to hear from you.
About us
In return we can offer you:
- Flexible working patterns
- Supportive learning environment
- Dedicated career pathways and great opportunities for continuing professional development
- Commitment to and support for your health and wellbeing
- NHS Pension Scheme
- NHS discount and salary sacrifice schemes
The surrounding area has good transport links to London and Brighton. We have free onsite parking and are 30 minutes walk away from the train station shops.
If you are committed to providing excellence in a compassionate and safe environment then working at Salvington Lodge ICU will be an opportunity for you to use your existing skills, gain new ones and be part of a great team. Apply now!
Company
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) offers diverse employment opportunities across Sussex.
We employ over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff, and our expert teams deliver a wide range of medical, nursing and therapeutic care to over 10,000 people a day, serving a total population of 1.3 million.
Why join our #CommunityThatCares at SCFT?
- Flexible working patterns offered across our services
- Ongoing training and development tailored to your needs
- Excellent research opportunities
- BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
- Free health and wellbeing checks for all staff
- Workplace nurseries rated Good and Outstanding by Ofsted
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust’s workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.
Contact our friendly Recruitment team on 01273 242227 or sc-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
Check out our latest video, showing what it’s like to be an Allied Health Professional with us.....
- Website
- http://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us
- Telephone
- 01273 696011
- Location
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Glynde Building
Brighton General Hospital
Elm Grove
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 3EW
GB
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