Health Records Clerk

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within The Digitised Health Records Services to be part of the team based at Online House, Cleppa Park in Newport. This is a busy but supportive team, and we are looking for individuals who have:

• Excellent Organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Flexibility in working practices
• The ability to work as a team
• The ability to work under pressure and to deadline
• Full UK driving licence required, as this role will require you to travel between sites on a daily basis

Our goal is to ensure the availability of the Health Record to support the journey towards the digitisation of patient records. Digitised Health records play a vital part in patient care, and you will be part of a team who ensure the availability of the patient record, supporting Health care professionals caring for the patient.

We can offer varied working schedules to suit your lifestyle and can offer many training and development opportunities to progress your career within this service.

If you would like to be part of our team and believe you can help us achieve our aims, then this is the place for you.

Currently we are unable to provide certificates of sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the Home Office's criteria. Anyonerequiringa certificate of sponsorship is therefore unable to be shortlisted and interviewed

Main duties of the job

Locate, retrieve, and track patient records

Prepping patient records in line with Standard Operating procedures

Quality checking paper records

Dealing with enquiries

Maintain professional communication with all disciplines of staff

Deal with internal/external requests for information in accordance with data protection

Scanning the patient record using the latest technology

Quality checking the scanned patient record

Storing the paper record in line with retention procedures

Candidates are advised to ensure they refer to the attached Person Specification and use the'Supporting Information' section of the application form to detail how they meet the various requirements.

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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 & Knowledge

• NVQ2 in administration OR basic general education, literate and numerate
• A willingness to undertake mandatory training and future training as required by the post
• Knowledge of IT systems
• Understanding of team working ethos

Experience

• Previous clerical experience or similar

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to use initiative & meet deadlines
• Polite & professional telephone manner
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to develop good & effective employee relationships
• Ability to follow instructions
• Ability to work flexible either as part of a team or using ones initiative to meet the needs of the service
• Flexible to the needs of the service
• Demonstrate a commitment to achieving high quality standards of work
• Willingness to work under direction but also self-starter

Other

• Welsh speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

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.