At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a multi-disciplinary team to provide exceptional front-line support in a busy medical ward.
- Company: West Cornwall Hospital, dedicated to caring for diverse patient needs.
- Benefits: Full-time hours, supportive environment, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on teamwork and patient care.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while gaining valuable experience in healthcare.
- Qualifications: Good education and clerical experience, ideally within the NHS.
The predicted salary is between 24169 - 25674 £ per year.
Main area Acute Medical Ward/Care of Elderly Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hrs per week Monday to friday)
Job overview
Join our existing team at West Cornwall Hospital Medical 1.
Medical Ward 1 is an acute medical ward/care of elderly who look after a wide range of conditions, including dementia and post‑op trauma patients.
The unit has 27 inpatient beds and cares for adults over 18 with various conditions.
Main duties of the job
As a member of a multi‑disciplinary team, you will provide an exceptional front‑line experience, meeting and greeting patients, carers and visitors and ensuring a welcoming, helpful and supportive reception service.
You will
- Maintain and update the Patients Administration System (PAS) accurately, using the supplied procedures and training manual.
- Admit and discharge patients correctly to enable Clinical Coding to extract essential information.
- Manage patient records and collect demographic and personal details for Trust use.
- Work with minimal supervision, exercising sound judgement and decision‑making skills while handling extreme pressure and operating as part of a team.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Good level of general education – at least three ‘O’ levels/GCSEs or equivalent.
- Good level of clerical experience – previous NHS experience such as Health Records/Reception Patient Administration System experience.
- Practical and Intelllectual Skills (including any special knowledge)
- Proven communication skills, ability to prioritise and manage own workload, good computer keyboard skills, and a flexible approach to working.
- Computer literate with Microsoft and associated software packages.
Experience
- Previous Health Records experience – knowledge of PAS, Bluespier, RADAR, MAXIMS.
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