Medical Records Officer
Edinburgh Hospital | Administration | Temporary (Bank)
Casual Hours | £12.58 per hour
At Nuffield Health, we’re the UK’s largest healthcare charity with a mission to build a healthier nation. From award-winning hospitals and fitness centres to ground-breaking community programmes, we’re changing lives every day. To do this, we need people who share our passion for wellbeing, innovation, and quality.
About the Role
As a Medical Records Officer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accurate preparation, maintenance, and accessibility of patient records across a range of clinical services. You’ll be responsible for supporting clinical and administrative teams by managing documentation for upcoming clinics, theatre, procedures, and travel clinics. While safeguarding patient confidentiality in line with GDPR and information governance guidelines. This operational support role contributes directly to the smooth running of hospital services by enabling timely access to complete and accurate records. In addition, you will work closely with colleagues to improve information management processes and ensure records systems are up to date, reliable, and aligned with service needs.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Prepare and organise patient records in advance of clinics, theatre admissions, treatments and procedures
* Ensure all required documentation are accurately filed and readily accessible for clinical teams
* Efficiently locate and retrieve patient notes upon request from clinical or administrative teams
* Maintain patient confidentiality and data security in accordance with regulatory standards
* Provide timely support to clinicians and administrative colleagues by ensuring comprehensive and accurate record availability
* Utilise electronic systems (APAS etc) to accurately log, update, and retrieve patient data
About You
* Demonstrated administrative experience, preferably within a healthcare or records management environment
* Sound knowledge of data protection legislation, including GDPR and principles of information governance
* Exceptional attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
* Strong organisational abilities, with proven capability in time and workload management
* Proficient in the use of IT systems and databases
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a professional and courteous approach
Edinburgh Hospital
We were founded in 2008 to offer fast access for outpatient consultation, on-site diagnostic imaging, and day-case surgical treatment, all close to the heart of Scotland’s capital. Since the day we opened our doors, we’ve been proud to deliver on our aim: to provide first-class independent healthcare for the local community in a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment; one in which we would be happy to treat our own families.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free or discounted gym membership, retail discounts and pension options.
At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.
Apply today… It starts with you.
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