Go back Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
High Dependency Unit Ward Clerk
The closing date is 02 July 2025
We are delighted to announce a new 16 bed service based in Doncaster that will welcome patients from Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire.
The unit with support patients with complex mental health with a focus on rehabilitation, patients may be in the service for up to 12 months and through a multi-professional approach will receive recovery focussed care.
The post holder will provide an efficient, effective and confidential secretarial and administrative support service including all secretarial and administrative duties to Mental Health Ward Managers and support Clinical staff. The role will include support with the preparation and collection of data and statistics for service reporting.
For more information please contact Vicky Chapman, vicky.chapman1@nhs.net or rdash.rcg-rehab@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Acute Inpatient Team Support
Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Ward Managers and Deputies as appropriate within Inpatient Services.
Deal with routine correspondence and telephone calls on behalf of the Ward Managers.
Diary management for Ward Managers including proactive preparation of documents and papers for agreed meetings as directed.
Email management for the Ward Managers and Deputies as required and overseeing the generic Ward mailbox and responding accordingly.
To provide administration support to identified work within the pathway as requested.
Assist the Ward Managers and Deputies with the recruitment and selection process.
Liaise with the Management Secretary in relation to Staff Variations to Contracts, New Starter Forms and Termination Forms
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to NVQ 2 level or equivalent in appropriate subject e.g. Business Admin.
* Good standard of education (minimum 3 GCSEs Grade A-C, 4-9, including English and Maths or equivalent desirable). ECDL or equivalent IT qualifications.
* Previous NHS experience or other large public sector organisation would be an advantage.
Experience
* Demonstrable experience of working in a busy environment, office procedures, and workload management
* Experience of using Microsoft Office applications.
* Experience of office procedures, i.e. filing, photocopying, message taking, typing
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
£24,637.57 to £25,674 a yearper annum, pro rata
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