Overview
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic hard working individual to join our ward clerk team here within the maternity services. Main roles will include working alongside the clinical team within maternity and performing administrative tasks for maternity services. This is a rotational role so you could be based in any area of maternity services including delivery suite, wards, antenatal clinic and community midwifery.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Donna Perkins - Antenatal Clinic Manager (donna.perkins1@nhs.net).
Responsibilities
To provide an efficient, effective and comprehensive administrative support for the ward/department/area. Duties will include administrative tasks such as record keeping, data entry, filing and scanning. The post holder will be expected to provide flexible cover within the whole of Maternity Services covering a range of different shift patterns (if applicable). You will be covering all areas of Maternity and providing general administration support to the Care Group.
About the Trust
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children’s Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.
Diversity & Inclusion
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment. We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.
Employment Conditions
Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.
Additional Information
* Dealing with telephone queries, checking and updating patient information with clinical staff, managers and patients
* Communicating information verbally and in writing, providing routine information for patients and staff on, for example discharge, admission, transfers. May be required to handle barriers to understanding for example anxious patients, relatives, cultural differences, and language or communication difficulties
* Analytical & Judgemental. Resolves problems, such as locating notes, patient appointment issues, accuracy of patient information, ward queries and escalating when necessary
* Planning and Organisation. Organises own workload. Organises patient transportation, discharges, appointments and patient admissions (ADTs)
This advert closes on Friday 19 Sep 2025
#J-18808-Ljbffr