Ward Clerk

Job Title: Ward Clerk Location: Western Community Hospital S016 4XE Trust: Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS FT Payrate: Band 3, £14.05 per hour Shift Patterns: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm (37.5 hours per week) Duration: Start: 27th July, 2026, End date: 30th September, 2026 The Ward Clerk plays a key role in supporting the safe, effective and efficient running of Primrose Ward, an Older People’s Mental Health inpatient service. The post holder provides high quality administrative and organisational support to the Ward Manager, Clinical Lead Nurse, Matron and wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring that clinical staff are able to focus on delivering compassionate patient care. They are responsible for maintaining accurate patient and staff information, coordinating ward activity, supporting professional meetings, and ensuring that essential documentation, communication and operational processes are completed in line with Trust policies. As the first point of contact for patients, families and external professionals, the Ward Clerk helps to create a welcoming, responsive and well organised ward environment. Key Responsibilities: * Liaise with colleagues, patients, families and external professionals to provide and gather information, ensuring complex or sensitive matters are communicated clearly, accurately and confidentially. * Attend ward, CPA and professional meetings as required, preparing a...