Senior Ward Clerk - Cardiology

Job summary
Our Cardiology services are some of the most advanced in the country, cover a range of services including our acute cardiology ward, angiography suite and our coronary care unit, which is the PPCI Centre for Norfolk. In addition to this we are the Norfolk Heart Attack Centre and winners of student placement of the year 2019.
We are incredibly lucky to have a department with new space created by the £15 million spend on our new IRU unit and a complete refurbishment of the cardiac catheter labs; the department is going from strength to strength.
Who we're looking for?
We are looking for a full time Senior Ward Clerk to become a member of a truly collaborative and hardworking team helping to support across Cardiology with the responsibility for training new staff members and also providing clerical support to nursing staff within Medicine.
Interview Date: 1st May 2024
Main duties of the job
What We Offer?
Entrance to not just a job but a career that makes a difference to Norfolk.
Opportunities to innovate in your role and manage projects from start to finish.
Collaborative working approach means that the team is responsible, no lone working allowed here!
Opportunity to network across NNUH Trust, working with people from all walks of life in Norwich.
Opportunities to further your education and branch out within the Trust or the wider NHS.
As a team and a department, we strive to promote innovation, we love to hear new ideas! In this role you will have opportunities to adapt, improve and create new and existing ways of working, while making a difference to our patients.
We would love for you to join us. What are you waiting for? - apply now!
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room
Discounted gym memberships
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery
On-site cafes offering staff discounts
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
NVQ Level 3 in Administration or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
Working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft office packages including Word , Excel, Outlook
Skills
Essential
Understanding the need for confidentiality
Flexible - able to multi-task and prioritise
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
Ability to manage own workload
Ability to work on own initiative
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
NVQ Level 3 in Administration or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
Working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft office packages including Word , Excel, Outlook
Skills
Essential
Understanding the need for confidentiality
Flexible - able to multi-task and prioritise
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
Ability to manage own workload
Ability to work on own initiative
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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 .
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. .
Additional information
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 .
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. .
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
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