Job description
ob description
Staffline are recruiting on behalf of WHSCT for a Band 3 Ward Clerk required on a temporary basis based in Derry / Londonderry
Role: Band 3 Ward Clerk
Rate of Pay: £
Location: Derry / Londondery
Hours: Mon - Fri 9am-5pm
Duration: Temp - Ongoing
Main duties/Responsibilities:
1. Manage all admissions, discharges and transfers on the computer systems.
2. Keep information flowing between hospital staff, patients, family members and other departments as appropriate. Responding to calls searching for patients on the system.
3. Ensuring an adequate supply of stock, ordering and processing invoices via e-procurement.
4. Input data to, and obtain information from a Computerised Patient Administration Systems at ward level, as requested by the Ward Manager; - Encompass/Paris/Epex/Webview.
5. Prepare, charts and bed labels for all admissions; - printing wristbands
6. Assisting nursing team with general office duties
7. Update patients estimated discharge dates daily.
8. Update ward clerk work queues and ensure all patient demographics are correct.
9. Prepare and maintain documentation as part of Business Continuity Plan
10. Cover other ward clerks during times of sick leave/annual leave etc.
11. Liaise with medical records officers regarding Mental Health detention forms and deliver them promptly to Medical Records.
12. Managing and maintaining ward schedulers
13. Book/cancel Interpreters as required.
14. Ensure correspondence for patients received via the postal service is distributed
Essential Criteria:
15. 4 GCSE's to include English Language and Maths (Grade A-C or above) and 1 years' clerical experience in an office environment to include the use of ICT, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and E-mail.
OR
16. 3 years' clerical experience in an office environment to include the use of ICT, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and E-mail