Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge or career step?
Do you want to play a key role in improving the experience of our patients?
Do you want to be part of an innovative and highly motivated administrative team, making positive changes happen daily?
If so, this could be the role for you!
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and well motivated individual to join the team as a Ward Clerk, within Scarborough Hospital.
You will need to be flexible and open to changes, self-disciplined, motivated and be empathetic to all those you come into contact with. It is essential that you can prioritise your own workload, possess sound communication skills, work as part of a team, but also exercise initiative within set parameters.
Main duties of the job
We have 1 post available:
2 x 7.5 hour set shifts per week, Monday- Friday, hours will be 07:00-15;00 or 08:00- 16:00
This fast paced environment provides care for patients admitted from GP consultations, clinic appointments within the hospital, and via the Emergency Department. The successful applicant will be expected to cover all wards across the hospital.
Interested applicants must have excellent communication skills, be a good team player, enjoy meeting and working with the public. Basic computer skills are also a requirement for the job and NHS experience would be an advantage; however, full training will be given to the successful applicant on use of the hospital computer systems.
Please contact us should if you have any queries regarding this vacancy.
Please note, this vacancy may close early should we receive a high volume of application s; therefore, please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Working for our organisation
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York – consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale – an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description .
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind ; we are open ; and we pursue excellence .
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Covid-19 Vaccinations
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against Covid -19. This remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
DBS Checks
Under our criminal records check policy, we will re-claim the cost of DBS checks (where required for a role) on the commencement of your employment. Further details will be set out with your offer of employment. Volunteers and Bank roles are exempted from charges.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check – basic, standard and enhanced.
The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or email .
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameSharron JeavonsJob titleWard Clerk SupervisorEmail addressTelephone number01723 236114
