Ward Clerk Maternity Services | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
| Company: | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,272 per annum |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Walsall, WS2 9PS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 29 Oct 2026 |
Summary
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic hard working individual to join our ward clerk team here within the maternity services. Main roles will include working alongside the clinical team within maternity and performing administrative tasks for maternity services. **This is a rotational role so you could be based in any area of maternity services including delivery suite, wards, antenatal clinic and community midwifery. However your main base will be Antenatal Clinic and Fetal Assessment Unit.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact
Donna Perkins - Antenatal Clinic Manager
donna.perkins1@nhs.net
07966169392
To provide an efficient, effective and comprehensive administrative support for the ward/department/area
Duties will include administrative tasks such as record keeping, data entry, filing and scanning.
The post holder will be expected to provide flexible cover within the whole of Maternity Services covering a range of different shift patterns (if applicable).
You will be covering all areas of Maternity and providing general administration support to the Care Group.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Dealing with telephone queries, checking and updating patient information with clinical staff, managers and patients
Communicating information verbally and in writing, providing routine information for patients and staff on, for example discharge, admission, transfers May be required to handle barriers to understanding for example anxious patients, relatives, cultural differences, and language or communication difficulties
Analytical & Judgemental
Resolves problems, such as locating notes, patient appointment issues, accuracy of patient information, ward queries and escalating when necessary
Planning and Organisation
Organises own workload
Organises patient transportation, discharges, appointments and patient admissions
(ADTs)
This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026
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