Ward Clerk
| Posting date: | 01 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-1281 |
Summary
Deal with enquiries, including telephone enquiries in conjunction with and under the direction of nursing staff. To continually manage the SALUS system as a working real time system Maintain hospital notes in accordance with the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust policies. Entering admissions and discharges on iPM, including ward transfers, clinical transfers and speciality transfers and updating patient information where necessary. Ensuring that the bed state is kept up to date on iPM. Commence paperwork as appropriate on patients admission ie new front sheets and labels File reports, ensuring they have firstly been seen and initialled by Medical staff. Ensure availability of case notes (including investigation reports) for all admissions. Obtaining notes -from other departments using computerised tracing system. Tracing of notes in and out of ward using the computerised tracing system. Ensure notes are in order when patients are transferred. Liaising with other departments and secretaries regarding referrals, appointments, investigations to be arranged as required and updating iPM as per Trust Policy. (NB referrals and investigations should be delivered or phoned through and not put in post). For further details please see the attached JD & PS