Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Ward Clerk - Paediatrics (Sunshine / Dolphin Ward / COPD)
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Job Title: Paediatric Receptionist
We currently have a vacancy for a full-time Paediatric receptionist within the Paediatric Department on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Predominantly based on the two paediatric wards Dolphin and Sunshine, however, you will also be covering shifts in Children’s Outpatients and back-office administration.
About the Role
We require a friendly individual with excellent communication and organisation skills for this key post in our close-knit service. You will be working as part of a team providing seven-day cover for our reception areas. Your day-to-day tasks will include answering our security entry system and telephones, managing the patient administration system (CRS), liaising with other hospitals & departments, and general clerical/office skills (filing, photocopying, note pulling).
This post involves direct verbal contact with parents, other family members, and visitors at a sensitive time in their lives, requiring an empathetic and courteous manner. You will be an essential and valued member of a busy multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals including Doctors and Nurses.
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Key Responsibilities
- To provide administrative and clerical support to the multidisciplinary team on the Paediatric Wards and in Outpatients 7 days a week as part of a team of Receptionists on a rota basis.
- To greet all patients and visitors to the unit and to direct them to the appropriate area.
- You may also be asked to provide back office support, including data validation.
- To maintain a friendly but professional approach to patients, relatives, and visitors and staff.
- To deal with a range of telephone enquiries from patients, relatives, visitors, and staff. To monitor the ward entry phone helping to ensure unit security where possible.
- To maintain safety and confidentiality of information at all times.
- To liaise with other departments within the hospital.
- To undertake all work in accordance with unit and hospital policies and statutory requirements.
- To respect the religious, cultural, and diverse individual needs of the children and their families.
- To participate in study days/training courses relevant to the area of work and participate in own performance review with supervisor.
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About the Trust
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust cares for more than half a million patients a year, from across Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth, and Sutton. In 2018, we became the first acute hospital trust in London to be rated “Outstanding” for overall quality and leadership by the national Care Quality Commission regulator.
We have approximately 350 beds and directly employ around 2,900 staff. Our trust provides a full range of diagnostic services and treatment services. Our main site is the Kingston Hospital site, but we also run a number of outpatient clinics in the community, including in Raynes Park, Surbiton, Queen Mary's Roehampton, and Teddington.
How to Apply
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Linda Wilson
- Job title: Admin Manager
- Email address: linda.wilson40@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 020 8934 2415
For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact Linda Wilson on 020 8934 2415.
This vacancy may close earlier once the required number of applications have been received.
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