Health Records Clerk - Digital Services

Medway NHS Foundation Trust; Brompton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Brompton is seeking a Health Records Clerk to manage patient health records and contribute to the transformation of our services. The ideal candidate will exhibit attention to detail and strong computer skills while aligning with our core values. This position promotes flexible working and is part of a dynamic team aiming for operational excellence.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Career development in a dynamic environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing health records or similar roles.
• Ability to handle multiple note folders and work at a fast pace.
• Commitment to the Trust's values of Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open, Together.

Responsibilities

• Safe and accountable storage of patients' health records.
• Coordination of missing notes across services.
• Preparation of notes for outpatient clinics.
• Repairing and maintaining health records.
• Culling and destruction of records per NHS guidelines.
• Coordination of delivery of notes throughout the Trust.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong computer skills

Manual handling

Job description

We are recruiting for a Health Records Clerk, who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Values

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open, and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies and procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Please state which area you are interested in in your application :

Areas of Interest

• Health Records Medway Hospital
• Digital Scanning Medway Hospital

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time? Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients. As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and a half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey. Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach.

B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Safe and accountable storage of patients' health records in our off site facility at Stirling Park and in the Deceased Library Area
• Coordination of missing notes to deliver to various services throughout the Trust
• Collection of notes from wards to amalgamate with originals
• Prep notes for Outpatient clinics to ensure updated demographic information and referral letters are in patients' notes
• Repairs and maintenance of all health records
• Culling and destruction of health records according to the NHS guidelines
• Distribution and management of the delivery of notes throughout the Trust via Transit Area at Medway.
• Effective and efficient coordination of the delivery of notes between both sites.

Digital Health Records Clerk (Scanning Team) Responsibilities

• Collection, preparation, scanning and quality checking of patient notes. Requires attention to detail, strong computer skills, ability to consistently work at fast pace whilst maintaining quality.
• Manual handling of multiple notes folders from the whole site and within medical records department.
• Collection of notes from wards to amalgamate with originals
• Tracking of all notes to record appropriate location at any given time within the department and to where the notes are being sent/allocated.