Ward Administrator
| Posting date: | 09 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £25,760.00 to £27,476.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25760.00 - £27476.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2026 |
| Location: | Brighton, BN2 5BE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9279-26-0794 |
Summary
Ensure on a daily basis that the ward board/admissions book is checked for recent discharges and patients due to be admitted. Responsible for adding admission and full patient details onto Careflow. Maintain and monitor ward information recorded on Careflow. Ensuring that all patients are admitted to the correct ward bed, consultant, and specialty. Responsible for ensuring that all notes are tracked to correct area. Responsible for the updating all admissions, transfers of care, discharges, and transfers to different wards information on Careflow an ongoing basis To access the spine with a smart card to find NHS numbers. When admitting patients to the ward ensure that if the patient i overseas visitor that the correct policies and procedures are followed. Identify and manage duplicate case notes, including when appropriate organising the merging of electronic records and amalgamation of case notes Responsible for ensuring that all patient records reach the clinical coding department in a timely basis to be coded. Providing annual leave and sickness cover as appropriate for other ward clerks. Please note: This role does not meet theminimumcriteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.