Ward Clerk | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | Truro, TR1 3LJ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6194703/156-6194703 |
Summary
This is your chance to be part of an amazing ward team - where patient care is at the centre of everything we do. Do you want to make a difference to each patient’s experience of the NHS as they proceed through their journey? Wheal Coates Ward could be for you.
Wheal Coates provides elective and emergency care for patients who are requiring admission for Vascular and ENT surgery. We also have urology, maxillofacial, opthalmology and medical patients. We provide our patients with a true multi-disciplined team that can support our patients in their health needs with our own ward based therapy team. An integral part of our team is our ward clerks who set off the experience as they meet and greet all new patients admitted to the ward under our care.
Come join the team on Wheal Coates at The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are looking for a motivated, organised, friendly person who works well under pressure to join our team of ward. This role is to process admissions, transfers and discharges from the ward using the trust systems, while being flexible and adaptable to the needs of the ward.
If you enjoy working within a team and have great communication skills to deal with patients and their relatives, and the multi-disciplinary team then we would love to hear from you.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.
The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.
The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.
Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information about the responsibilities for this job role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024