Medical Records Administrator

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT); St Leonards; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a part-time Medical Records Administrator (20 hours/week) to support the hospital in maintaining accurate patient notes and efficient records management. You will file, source and organize medical records, liaise with departments, and assist with audits and information requests to ensure timely access for clinicians.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, familiarity with Microsoft Office, and the ability to work within NHS protocols.

Qualifications

• Good level of general education including Maths and English.
• NVQ 2 in administration or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Source medical records for forthcoming admissions.
• Assist departments with filing of medical records.
• Ensure notes are filed correctly.
• Process requests for notes from NDC and inform staff of key stages.
• Assist with medical records audits as required.
• Handle SARS requests in line with guidelines and timescales.

Skills

Attention to detail

Education

NVQ 2 in administration or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

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We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Job overview

Sussex Premier Health are looking for a new colleague to join the team within medical records working 20 hours a week Monday to Friday.

Do you have an eye for detail and a passion for paperwork then this role will suit you. This is a pivotal role for the hospital ensuring that the Consultants, Nurses and the admin team have a complete set of patient notes.

Main duties of the job

• a) To source medical records for forthcoming admissions
• b) Assist all departments with filing of medical records
• c) Ensure that notes are filed correctly
• d) Manage ordering of files from NDC, ensuring that key stages are communicated to staff
• e) Assist with medical records audit as and when required.
• f) Deal with SARS requests as per guidelines, and within timescales, including medical legal requests from solicitors.
• g) Working alongside ESHT health records and policies, sort & destroy, and ensure date patient notes are kept up to date in the medical records store
• h) Collate patient & medical documentation and file in correct order into the patient medical records folder
• i) Working alongside the bookings and ward team ensuring all notes for admissions are available for the nursing staff and Consultants

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Qualifications

• Good level of general education including Maths and English
• NVQ 2 in administration or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Experience

• Previous experience of administration / clerical work, especially in relation to filing systems

Skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications.