Ward Clerk / Receptionist

We are looking for a highly motivated, well organised, enthusiastic individual to work flexibly as the Ward receptionist on Neuroscience Day Unit at the SGH Site. The unit is an outpatient department that normally caters for patients undergoing day case procedures. You will be responsible for providing comprehensive and confidential clerical activities to meet the needs of the unit, in accordance with departmental and Trust policies and procedures, You will be responsible for providing comprehensive and confidential clerical activities to meet the needs of the ward, in accordance with departmental and Trust policies and procedures.

We are primarily looking for people with excellent customer care skills, enthusiasm, a flexible approach and a professional attitude. You will be expected to have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, We are primarily looking for people with excellent customer care skills, enthusiasm, a flexible approach and a professional attitude. You will be expected to have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. Key Aspects of the Role

• To provide effective and efficient clerical and administrative service to patients, visitors and nursing staff
• To meet and greet patients and visitors
• Multi-professional team working and quality improvement Requirements
• Previous experience of working with the public
• Excellent communication skills
• Adaptable and flexible approach We Can Offer
  
  With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St Georges is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
The main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.