Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- 9 months (FIXED TERM / SECONDMENT)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-C6387259
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Health Records Clerical Assistant
Band 2
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
We are currently seeking to recruit a Health Records Clerical Assistant.
The position are full time, 5 days per week, hours by negotiation.
A proven clerical office background is essential. The ideal candidate should be IT literate, a team player with excellent communication skills, be able to work to tight deadlines and meet set targets. Experience of scanning processes is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
On a rotating basis there may be a requirement to work in other locations, such as Wycombe Hospital Medical Records.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work in the in-scanning bureau. You will be trained to prepare notes ready for scanning, undertake scanning of the notes and the final quality assurance of the notes before ingestion into the Trust's electronic document record management system Evolve.
A proven clerical office background is essential. The ideal candidate should be IT literate, a team player with excellent communication skills, be able to work to tight deadlines and meet set targets. Experience of scanning processes is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a good basic education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of office systems which include handling queries from colleagues and the general public
- Understanding of confidentiality requirements in a medical records environment
- experience of working at a clerical level within a medical records environment
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer literate and experience of using Microsoft office suite
- Ability to lift and carry notes weighing up to 10KG
- Ability to manage own workload and meet set targets
- Ability to work well within a large team
- ability to travel to other sites
Desirable criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues and public over telephone and face to face
- Persistence and thoroughness
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to other sites
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Gell
- Job title
- Deputy Medical Records Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01296315645
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