Scanning Clerk

Primary Care Careers; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is currently seeking a reliable scanning clerk to join their busy document management team. This full-time role, based in King's Lynn, involves processing documentation accurately and prioritizing workloads. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to high-quality patient care. Flexibility to cover additional hours is essential. Join a supportive environment committed to excellent patient service delivery.

Qualifications

• Ability to work unsupervised while effectively communicating with team members.
• Flexibility to cover extra hours for annual leave and short notice sickness.
• Strong caring qualities and commitment to quality-of-service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Process documentation within timeframes and prioritize workload.
• Read and analyze clinical correspondence and take necessary actions.
• Ensure documents are completed and pass actions to relevant team members.

Skills

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Job description

Due to service development, Vida Healthcare is currently looking to recruit a reliable and hardworking person to join our busy document management team as a scanning clerk. This position is offered on a full-time basis for 37 hours per week and will be based at Kings Lynn surgery.

Working times will be: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 hours with an unpaid 30 minute break

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that all documentation is processed within an appropriate timeframe, ensuring that they work together with the team to prioritise and access the workload.
• Read and analyse clinical correspondence received and determining the necessary actions.
• Ensure that the documents are completed and work flowed to the relevant person, passing onto GPs and/or other members of the practice team any letters that require further input or action such as prescriptions or referrals.
• Liaise and communicate with wider practice summarising team and participate in meetings as required
• Attend relevant training to meet the requirements of the role and improve skills
• Maintain data security at all times ( clear desk procedures, lock out computers etc)

About us

Vida Healthcare is one of Norfolk's largest and most successful general practices, working with colleagues in the NHS to provide the best possible patient care. Our practice has experienced impressive growth over recent years, by creating a work environment that encourages talented individuals to thrive and make a difference.

We pride ourselves on our impeccable standards of patient care and to maintain this it is essential that we employ reliable team players with strong caring qualities, dedication, and excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality-of-service delivery.

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more informationabout this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Work unsupervised whilst also being an effective team member, communicating and supporting colleagues in achieving the practice aims
• Have the flexibility to be available to cover extra hours for annual leave and short notice sickness
• A reliable team player with strong caring qualities, dedication, and excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality-of-service delivery

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.

Vida Healthcare | Gayton Road Health Centre