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Job summary

Main area
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Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
208-5E1D41-24-1
Employer
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Grimsby
Town
Grimsby
Salary
£23,615 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/12/2024 23:59

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Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust logo

Health Records Facilitator

Band 2

 

 

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Health Records Facilitator to join the Health Records Department Team. As a Health Records Facilitator the post holder will be required to work as part of a team within the Health Records Department to ensure the effective organisation and preparation of Health Records for all hospital activity. The post holder will need to have the ability to work reactively and to tight timescales and be able to prioritise a busy workload. This post requires a certain level of fitness due to the physical aspects of the role with regards to the use of trolley’s, ladders and lifting and handling of records. For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to liaise effectively with colleagues and other departments within the hospital in a professional and pleasant manner and to ensure the confidentiality of information and patient details is adhered to at all times, in accordance with the Data Protection Act, Caldicott guidelines and other Trust Policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. 

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

 “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good level of General Education
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ 2 - Administration

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Understanding the importance of confidentiality
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Trust / Corporate Health Records Services policies

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Calm under pressure.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of ongoing personal development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoMenopause Friendly EmployerDisability confident employerDisability confident committedArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Beck
Job title
Health Records Facilitator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03033 303875
Additional information

For further information please contact either Sarah Beck - Health Records Supervisor on 03033 303875, Christine Harvey – Health Records Supervisor on 03033 303930 or Andrea Young – Health Records Supervisor on 03033 303678

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