Title: Band 3 Ward Clerk
Location: Newry
Duration: Temporary 6 months initially with possible extensions
Hours: Full Time. 37.5 hours, Mon-Sun 8am-4pm
Salary: £11.67 per hour
On behalf of our client, we are seeking a Band 3 Ward Clerk who will provide a high level clerical service to Consultants, Medical Staff and other Professionals at ward level and work as an integral part of the team. They will be expected to work under pressure without direct supervision and be able to manage own workload. As the post holder, he/she will be ward based as frontline personnel of the ward and expected to answer and handle phone calls.
Core Responsibilities include:
* General reception duties which include managing the door systems, meeting and greeting patients, relatives, members of staff and clergy; also checking in and redirecting patients.
* Operate Patient Centre, computer database system, ensuring all information is accurate and up-to-date. Record manually the ward activity on daily ward return/reports. Record on Patient Centre all admissions, discharges and transfers on the ward, including reasons for delayed and complex discharges.
* Have charts available on ward, ensure they are tracked to the appropriate ward, filed in a tidy manner and fastened securely with an adequate supply of documentation prepared for ward rounds. Daily print and file ward rounds from Consultants in case notes.
* Booking outpatient appointments. Use acquired knowle...