Ward Clerk
Location
Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/12/2025
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Description
Kara Moran-Unit Manager [email protected]
About The Role
The Surgical Assessment Unit is based on Gate 36 at Pinderfields. We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly and dynamic person to join our ward clerk team on a 30 hours per week vacancy. The post involves working both long days and night shifts including weekends and bank holidays. The Surgical assessment unit provides a 24 hour service to surgical patients and includes an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Same Day Emergency Care Team. The Surgical Assessment Unit comprises of assessment beds and also same day emergency care for other surgical specialities.
The unit is high complexity, seeing a large amount of patients from various admission routes into our bed base. We admit all surgical specialities for the trust
The successful candidate will be welcomed into a really supportive, friendly team and be provided with a great work environment.
Main duties
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be a great team player. They will be responsible for the provision of administrative support on the Surgical Assessment Unit. They will be responsible for answering the telephone, meeting and greeting patients, relatives and visitors to the unit. The successful candidate will be able to use all of the trust digital systems (training will be provided). The role covers a 24 hour rotation of long days and nights including weekends and bank holidays.
Key Requirements
The successful candidate will be computer literate, have excellent communication skills and be a great team player. They will be responsible for the provision of administrative support on the Surgical Assessment Unit. They will be responsible for answering the telephone, meeting and greeting patients, relatives and visitors to the unit. They will be resourceful, positive and innovative as a person with strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise tasks, maintain confidentiality and remain calm under pressure.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
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About The Role
The Surgical Assessment Unit is based on Gate 36 at Pinderfields. We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly and dynamic person to join our ward clerk team on a 30 hours per week vacancy. The post involves working both long days and night shifts including weekends and bank holidays. The Surgical assessment unit provides a 24 hour service to surgical patients and includes an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Same Day Emergency Care Team. The Surgical Assessment Unit comprises of assessment beds and also same day emergency care for other surgical specialities.
The unit is high complexity, seeing a large amount of patients from various admission routes into our bed base. We admit all surgical specialities for the trust
The successful candidate will be welcomed into a really supportive, friendly team and be provided with a great work environment.
Main duties
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be a great team player. They will be responsible for the provision of administrative support on the Surgical Assessment Unit. They will be responsible for answering the telephone, meeting and greeting patients, relatives and visitors to the unit. The successful candidate will be able to use all of the trust digital systems (training will be provided). The role covers a 24 hour rotation of long days and nights including weekends and bank holidays.
Key Requirements
The successful candidate will be computer literate, have excellent communication skills and be a great team player. They will be responsible for the provision of administrative support on the Surgical Assessment Unit. They will be responsible for answering the telephone, meeting and greeting patients, relatives and visitors to the unit. They will be resourceful, positive and innovative as a person with strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise tasks, maintain confidentiality and remain calm under pressure.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on our .
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