Ward Clerk - GHDU

Filing, updating and maintenance of patients' records, ensuring Patient Front sheet contains correct details

Delivery of Prescriptions Forms to Pharmacy and collection of drugs as appropriate

Assisting Nursing staff with processing of patients' property and valuables in accordance with policy and procedures and arranging for property to be taken into General Office for safe custody

Arranging appointments for Outpatient clinics as directed

Preparing of patients EDN's and admittance notification for GP's for completion by medical staff

Arranging ambulance transportation where authorised

Ordering and maintaining ward stationery and supplies

Completion of routine maintenance requests for forwarding to Estates Department

Receiving telephone calls, taking and relaying messages and referring calls as appropriate

throughout their stay

Delivery of notes, urgent requests, post, letters etc to other departments within the Hospital. Delivery of post, etc to patients

Assisting Audit team, rehabilitation nurse and practice development nurse with administration duties.

Arranging for requests for nursing aids, walking aids, surgical appliances to be processed with the appropriate departments

Ensuring all information correctly entered into the Admission and cross reference books

Admitting, discharging and transferring patients onto Bed Management System. Reviewing EDNS (as required) and ensuring patients personal details are up-to date and correctly entered onto the electronic systems.

Receiving and auditing patients case-notes and ensuring notes available for ward rounds.

Inputting and amending Critical care electronic systems

Collecting Patients case-notes from the Health Records Department, Transit area

Collection of Ethnic and Religious Data and inputting information onto OASIS System

Acting as Stage One Officer to determine overseas patients liability for treatment charges and informing the Overseas Officer

Filing, updating and maintenance of patients' records, ensuring Patient Front sheet contains correct details

Delivery of specimens to Pathology Laboratory if urgently required

Delivery of Prescriptions Forms to Pharmacy and collection of drugs as appropriate

Assisting Nursing staff with processing of patients property and valuables in accordance with policy and procedures and arranging for property to be taken into General Office for safe custody

Liaising with General Office regarding patients pensions/benefits

Arranging appointments for Outpatient clinics as directed

Preparing of patients EDNs and admittance notification for GPs for completion by medical staff

Arranging completion and issue of medical certificates for sickness benefits purposes

Arranging ambulance transportation where authorised

All staff must commit to our Vision and Values and exhibit behaviours in line with our new Values.

Bold We are inspiring and ambitious

Every Person Counts We are respectful and supportive

Sharing and Open We are open and speak up

Together We are inclusive and responsible

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

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