NHS
Ward Clerk - Stockport Eye Centre
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Job Description
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- Good general education
- experience in customer relations
- Administrative experience
- Experience of working on a reception.
- Good team player
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to manage & prioritise workload
- Able to use own initiative
- IT skills
- IT systems
- Good general education
- experience in customer relations
- Administrative experience
- Experience of working on a reception.
- Good team player
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to manage & prioritise workload
- Able to use own initiative
- IT skills
- IT systems
Job summary
Stockport eye centre at Stepping Hill hospital is looking for a ward clerk to come and join our successful teamStockport eye centre is unpredictable and fast paced with great job satisfaction. It is an area constantly developing with excellent learning and development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Filing - tracking and ordering of medical case notes.
Answering queries not only over the phone but in person as well.
Helping the multidisciplinary team with information they require.
Booking of transport; in a timely manner for appointments or discharge.
Ordering of office supplies and ward supplies.
The post holder must have good experience of IT systems.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
o NHS pension scheme membership
o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
o NHS Staff discounts
o Cycle to work scheme
o Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Details
Date posted
09 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
362-A-25-7147520
Job locations
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The post holder must be efficient and professional; to provide support to patients, relatives and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure delivery of an excellent service and positive patient journey.
As a Ward Clerk the post holder will need to be able to organise and prioritise their workload.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Job responsibilities
The post holder must be efficient and professional; to provide support to patients, relatives and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure delivery of an excellent service and positive patient journey.
As a Ward Clerk the post holder will need to be able to organise and prioritise their workload.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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