Critical Care at UCLH is seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious individual who enjoys working in an exciting and fast-paced multi-disciplinary team environment, to support us in the delivery of a quality service as a Band 4 Ward Administrator working flexibly across our 4 units (UCH T03 & T06, GWB, and WMS) as required.
This is an exciting opportunity to join UCLH. You will work collaboratively with three other Ward Administrators to provide full administrative services both at the Unit reception and with alongside clinical teams on our Intensive Care Units at University College London Hospital.
This is a permanent full- time role with working hours of 37.5 hours a week. You will have the option to work from either 08:00 - 16:00 or 09:00 - 17:00, 5 days a week.
The successful applicant will be entrusted with responsibility and expected to be self-motivating. They will carry out administrative and patient-facing duties including admitting patients on to our patient information system, uploading medical documents and collecting inpatient notes. They will be able to respond quickly and flexibly to emergencies and urgent queries, going above and beyond to deliver quality of service.
The post holder will also serve as lead for the room booking system and take ownership of the physical environment on-unit, attending environmental walks with clinicians and resolving technical problems.
They will be expected to provide cross cover with the other ward administrators during times of leave and heavy workload commitment, ensuring that the service provided meets the needs of senior departmental staff at all times. Patient experience is at the forefront of all that we do. You must demonstrate excellent customer skills with a can-do attitude. There will be opportunities to undertake training and professional development.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
- UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working .
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