Clerical Officer

Nhs Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a part-time Health Records administrator to support clinical care by delivering comprehensive clerical and administrative services at St John's Hospital. You will help manage patient appointments for clinics, day cases and admissions, ensuring records are confidential, securely stored, and accessible when required.

Hours are back shift, 4:00 pm–8:00 pm, Monday to Friday; the vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Qualifications

• Experience in health records or clerical roles is desirable.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient Health Records administrative support to clinical staff and patients.
• Ensure patient appointments for clinics, day cases and admissions are scheduled accurately and records remain confidential and accessible as needed.

Job description

St John's Hospital

Hours of post - Back Shift - Mon Friday 4.00 pm 8.00 pm

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

To support effective clinical care by providing an efficient Health Records service to patients, medical and nursing staff by providing comprehensive and effective clerical and administrative support.

To ensure patient appointments for clinics, day cases and in-patient admissions are administered and processed accurately and that patients health records remain confidential, are securely stored and are available as and when necessary.

If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Lorraine Harkins on 01506 523564 or email

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