Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Position: Health Records Assistant
Salary:£24,465 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Job Type: Full-time,
Location: Chelmsford
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Are you looking for your first step into a rewarding career with the NHS?
Would you like to be part of a team that plays a pivotal part in helping patients receive the care they require?
We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our Health Records team.
You will be responsible for providing patient records in a timely manner to wards and clinics for consultations. You should have a proven track record in handling health records and an ability to work to deadlines.
No VISA sponsorship available for this role
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to provide an effective Healthcare Records service for Mid Essex Hospital in accordance with agreed policies and procedures with direct/indirect supervision of the Health Records Team Leader.
The Health Records Centre cover a variety of functions and the aim of the department is to ensure that Health Records folders are promptly available for all ongoing patient care.
- To work as an active member of the Health Records team in providing efficient support to the heath records service for the trust.
- Ensure Healthcare Records are available and prepared for outpatient clinics and all inpatients and other ad-hoc requests are made available to the requester within agreed timescales and deadlines, both clinical and non-clinical.
- Have an understanding of the consequences when records are not available and be able to deal with occasional exposure to stressful situations.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good standard of literacy – demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors on application
- IT skills i.e. Microsoft Office demonstrated through work history
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a team
Desirable criteria
- Previously work with chronological digits
- Evidence of working in a customer care environment
- Previous NHS experience
- Evidence of working with confidential information
Application Process
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