Ward Clerk

**Employment Status**

Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Medicine, Specialist Medicine & Emergency Medicine

**Location**

University Hospital Geelong

**Hours Per Fortnight**

30

**Position Summary**
- Grow your career at an organisation invested in your ongoing development
- Stimulating working environment within a dynamic and supportive team
- Two permanent part-time positions available: Monday and Tuesday 4pm-7pm or Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm-7pm

**About the facility**

The Acute Neurosciences Unit (ANU) is a stand-alone Neurosciences unit with state of the art equipment to support best practice standards and smooth patient flow at University Hospital Geelong. ANU is an 18 bed unit, comprised of 16 general neurology beds, incorporating a stroke unit and 2 beds for extended Epilepsy monitoring. The department of Neurology offers a large team of Neurologists who are experienced within all areas of this speciality. The nursing team work closely within the multidisciplinary team to ensure the best possible health outcomes for patients in our region. The Acute Neurosciences Unit on Heath Wing 2 centrally located at University Hospital Geelong, only minutes from our CBD and vibrant waterfront.

**About the role**

The Ward Clerk will be responsible for the delivery of consumer-focused administrative support; ensuring equity of access throughout the patient's journey on the ward and to assist the multidisciplinary team by providing efficient and effective clerical support so as to achieve desired outcomes.

Duties include but are not limited to:

- Providing prompt, equitable and accurate customer services in a professional, courteous and helpful manner, ensuring consumer-focused standards are continuously maintained.
- Providing accurate data entry in compliance with reporting standards.
- Establishing and maintaining effective communication within a multi-disciplinary team.

**About the culture**

Our staff thrive in a challenging and busy environment, receive enjoyment from being a part of a highly recognised team and truly strive to deliver best practice. Most importantly our dedicated staff live the Barwon Health way with our values underpinning all that we do. If you are looking to work in a friendly, well supported team, we urge you to apply.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Relocation and sponsorship support options

Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Jillong, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Previous employment in an administrative/clerical role
Essential: Flexibility to work rostered shifts and additional hours to meet departmental needs
Essential: Computer literacy and the ability to learn specialist programs used within Barwon Health

Essential: Previous ward clerk experience
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.
Essential: I have uploaded my Immunisation History with proof of Influenza vaccination (under the Free Text Document option) in the Application Document Section

**Contact Person**

Alannah Katzer

**Contact Person Job Title**

Nurse Unit Manager

**Contact Number**

(03) 4215 2274

**Alternate Contact Person**

Jessica Fitzpatrick

**Alternate Contact Number**

4215 2274

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