Ward Clerk

Location: Western Region | Ballarat

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Grampians Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 18084

**Position Title: Ward clerk and Communications clerk**

**Hours: 32 hours per fortnight**

**About Grampians Health**

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services, and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration, and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**About the role**

The Grampians Health Emergency Department services the Grampians region for all urgent medical needs. Consisting of 25 beds, with 12 short stay units and 3 resuscitation bays.

The Ward clerk and communications clerk role is wide and varied. You will work in three different areas being Emergency ward clerk centred around stock control, the communications clerk role is based in the Emergency main workstation answering calls and directing them to the appropriate area. There is an additional scope to the role to restock the paperwork in the staff base as well as provide support to the ward clerk in restocking the Emergency Department. The Short stay unit ward clerk role is ward based and involves collating of history's, booking radiology, ordering of stores and some general restocking. You will be trained in all three roles and ideally work in all areas.

As a 24/7 department this role involves weekend and late shift work.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Stock control
- Phone communications
- Restocking
- Collating patient history
- Admissions via the patient management system

**Skills and experience**

Previous experience in Health and ward clerk roles is desired but not essential.

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefit**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays.
- Discounted on-site parking.
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

**Ballarat Region**

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

**How to apply**

Click **APPLY** or contact Kirsty McLean, Nurse Unit Manager, on 53204280 for a confidential discussion.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
- Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people._