Child Health at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer the opportunity to join us as a ward Clerk. Based on Northbrook Ward on the Winchester site, this 18 bedded unit provides care for children who require admission as an emergency, from The Emergency Department (ED), Sophie's Place (SP) or GP's. Children may also be booked in for treatment with Oncology, Orthopaedic, General Surgical or Medical Problems.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with nursing, medical, other staff and outside agencies to contribute to the maintenance and on-going development of an effective and efficient administrative, clerical and secretarial service for users of one or more inpatient wards and/or day and out-patient units, their relatives and visitors by performing key administrative, clerical and secretarial tasks.
* Update admission trolley on a daily basis.
* Input information into the IT systems used within the Child Health Service, including systems used for admission/ transfer/ discharge and coding, ensuring information is correct and up-to-date.
* Register patients and add encounter/episode and/or outcome on the Trust's patient administration system.
* Maintain the ward's administrative processes and systems contributing to their on-going development and improvement.
* Receive/welcome new patients onto the ward, check particulars on their records and ensure notes and necessary paperwork are collated and in order; ensure identity bracelets are available for nursing staff; compile sets of required blank documentation for emergency patients; inform the nurse in charge or deputy of any query new patients may have, and ensure the safety of the children and young people by ensuring the security of the unit doors at all times.
Contact details
* Name: Jacqueline Evans
* Job title: Ward Manager's Assistant/Clerical Lead
* Email: jacqueline.evans@hhft.nhs.uk
* Telephone: 01962 824839
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