Ward Clerk | Ward B3 | Christchurch Hospital

• Christchurch – Christchurch Hospital – General Surgery Ward B3
• 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week) working Mon/Fri/Sat and Sunday from 3.30pm to midnight
• Permanent part time

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

As part of the Administration and Clerical Pay Equity Claim settlement this role has been mapped to National Band 3/Profile 3.

For further information about the administration and clerical pay equity settlement please follow the link below:

PSA National Health Administration Collective Agreement - FINAL (tewhatuora.govt.nz)

About the role

The ward clerk is the ‘communication hub’ of the unit and undertakes the following as well as jobs as delegated by the Clinical Nurse Manager or Nurse in charge.

• Meet and greet patients and whānau and show them around the ward and to the bedside
• Confidentiality – check with patients and whānau on how they would like their name displayed or not
• Management of phone calls into ward/unit
• Contact person for the ward/ unit and communicate between departments and the MDT
• Administration work such as supply ordering, equipment ordering, maintenance requisitions, cleaning orders and entering data such as the ward roster

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