Job vacancy: Ward Clerk - Paediatrics, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Ormskirk | trac.jobs

Job summary Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Shift pattern 08:00 - 16:00) Job ref 409-7306420 Employer Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Ormskirk Hosital Town Ormskirk Salary £25,272 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/05/2026 23:59 Employer heading Ward Clerk - Paediatrics NHS AfC: Band 2 After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Job overview An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, proactive Ward Clerk within the Paediatric Unit who will primarily be based on our Children's Ward. The successful post holder will be expected to cover other Paediatric / Neonatal areas if required. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who enjoys working in a Team, has good interpersonal skills and are efficient individuals with excellent communication and IT skills. You will be an integral member of the team, providing an effective day-to-day clerical support to facilitate the smooth running of these services. Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be required to provide comprehensive and confidential administrative and clerical activities. These will include answering the telephone, meeting and greeting staff, filing, general clerical duties such as data collection and using NHS IT systems e.g. EMIS, in order to meet the needs of the service in accordance with Departmental, Trust and National standards, policies and procedures. Working for our organisation Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can con