Job overview
Do you want to join a fabulous team in our Health Records department. A team who are dedicated, hardworking, supportive of each other, raise money for charity and laugh a lot and along the way. We have a dedicated trainer to take care of your training needs and offer support where needed.
The post is based at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital and we will consider part time working patterns between 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday .
This post would suit an organised, motivated and caring individual looking to develop their skills in new areas. If this is you please get filling in the application as we are keen to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for providing a comprehensive, efficient health records and scanning service under the guidance and supervision of the team leader: including supply, collect, prepare and scan legacy case notes and documentation created at the time of the patients visit, housekeeping in the library areas of paper case notes and physical content that are not suitable to be scanned. In the admissions role our job is to activate patients that have attended for their planned admission and Emergency admissions all of which need to be completed within the Service Level Agreement (SLA) time-frame. To act at all times in a manner that upholds the Trust values working as part of the Health Records team to ensure that patients and relatives receive excellent care with compassion.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest trusts in the country and have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Our incredible team is made up of hard-working staff that consistently go above and beyond their duty of care to improve patient experience and sustain our services. We also believe in rewarding our staff for making our hospitals such a great place to work, by opening doors for career progression and providing a wealth of benefits that ensure they, as well as our patients, are well-cared for. We have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics, run fitness classes and organise mindfulness sessions. As an employer we have earned a reputation for focusing on the development of our staff and for being an organisation people are proud to work for.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure patient records including referral letters are available on our Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) to support patient care. The role involves preparing packs for outpatient and inpatient visits, collecting patient packs from designated areas within the Trust using a trolley, preparing the documents ready for scanning, scanning of documents and Quality control.
You will need to be familiar with using Information Technology and have good written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of MS Office 365 would be useful. An understanding of Information Governance (IG) principles and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is also very important to us.
Person specification
Assessment included
Essential criteria
* Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills in line with Level 1/Grade D/Grade 3 or above
* Has previous experience within an office environment
* Demonstrate good IT and keyboard Skills
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Aware of the concept and application of confidentiality
Desirable criteria
* GCSE Maths & English grade C or above
* Knowledge of MS Office 365
* Has knowledge of patient administration / scanning systems