Ward Clerk
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,169.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24169.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 June 2025 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9430-25-0348 |
Summary
Greet all visitors to the unit in a friendly, helpful and courteous manner, maintaining ward safety as per operational policy. Be involved in the training of new staff (with the support if the IT department) in use of the Trusts computer systems. Order and maintain adequate supplies of equipment, printing and stationary. Complete request for repairs, maintenance etc, as requested. Ensuring a good audit trail and follow up as required until completed. Deal with personal effects and documentation relating to lost property and property belonging to patients who have died on the unit. Undertake general clerical duties in the clinical area including completing records, filing, photocopying, handling mail and filing in case notes. Provide an accurate account of bed management via electronic systems e.g. admissions, transfers and discharges. Answer the telephone, relaying any relevant messages when required. Book any appointments needed for patients and ensure the patients are informed of times and dates. Please refer to attached Job description for further information. We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received. MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology. By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.