Health Records Clerk

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Bangor; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Wales is seeking a Health Records Clerk to support patient care by ensuring timely and accurate retrieval of case notes. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to meet tight deadlines. This isn't a typical administrative role, as it requires a commitment to maintaining patient records and supporting the Health Records Operational Plan. Welsh language speakers are desirable for this position. This role offers an engaging work environment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and accurate in work.
• Proven communication skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential support in continuing care of patients.
• Ensure timely retrieval and preparation of case notes.
• Maintain accuracy of the Patient tracking system.

Job description

The Health Records Clerk will be responsible for providing an essential support service in the continuing care of patients, ensuring that the casenotes are at the right place at the right time.

To actively promote the vision for the Health Records service working towards a Digital Records future and support the delivery of modernisation plans for Health Records. This will require the post holder to support with the delivery of the Health Records Operational Plan by supporting the Health Records Co-ordinator/ Assistant Site Manager.

Main duties of the job

Do you have an eye for detail and accuracy and do you have proven communication skills?If so then we would like to hear from you in connection to our Health Records vacancy . The Records department provides an essential support service. This is not your typical administrative post. The duties are predominantly centred around the physical retrieval, filing and preparation of case notes in conjunction with an efficient and professional outpatient reception service. The successful candidate will assist in the provision of case notes for patient care both Outpatient and Acute ensuring that all case notes are delivered and prepared to Service Level agreements.The post holder will be expected to undertake weeding of existing case notes in line with the organisations Retention and Destruction Policy, ensuring that the Patient tracking system is accurate and up to date.This is a very busy department and we work to tight deadlines in completion of our work therefore it is essential that your application demonstrates good communication, ability to work to tight deadlines, ability to work under your own initiative and ability to prioritise your workload with a high level of accuracy (please see job description and person specification for full details).

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.