Ward Clerk

Reference

PRI96289

Location

Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal, 100 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, SK8 3DG

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£18,771.48

Hours

30 hours per week

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Part Time

Job Advert Location Description

What we are looking for in you…

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and embrace a diverse workforce.  We employ people from all walks of life because they embrace our hospitals values;

Putting people first  -  We put the needs of our service users above all else.
Being supportive  -   We support our employees, our service users and their families when they need us most.
Acting with integrity  -  We are honest, transparent and decent. We treat each other with respect.
Being positive  -  We see the best in our service users and each other and we strive to get things done. We never give up and we learn from our mistakes.
Striving for excellence   -   For over 140 years, we have been trusted by our service users with their care. We take this trust seriously and constantly strive to improve the services we provide.

A career with Priory Cheadle Royal not only enables you to manage your own career pathway whilst paying a competitive salary, we also have a range of other benefits such as

• Free on site parking
• Subsidised meals
• Priory Perks discount portal
• Wellbeing committee
• Comprehensive Induction

We would welcome all applicants.  If you can see yourself joining our team, apply to join now!

About us

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. 

Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated.  As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements.  We thank you for your understanding. 

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

 

Job Advert Role Description

Responsibilities:

• Prepare admission packs
• Record patient admissions and discharges on the relevant IT systems
• Arrange sick certificates for patients on admission and throughout their stay as required
• Obtain patient records from other hospitals as required
• Ensure that all communication is within the boundaries of patient confidentiality, and seek guidance when unsure
• Document information in accordance with Record keeping and Information Governance standards
• Order stationary and food supplies for the ward
• Sort incoming and outgoing mail on the ward
• Book transport as required
• Undertake photocopying, filing and archiving services
• To maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act & Priory Group policy
• To minute take meetings as required
• You will be expected to provide cover and support to the wider team and site as and when needed.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent standard of written and spoken English
• IT competence in Microsoft 
• Strong customer focused attitude
• Organised
• Ability to prioritise
• Flexible and adaptable
• Strong team working ethic
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries

Closing Date

31/10/2024