Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Records Admissions Clerk

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join the Medical Records Department based at Victoria Hospital.

You will be motivated, enthusiastic, have good communication skills and work well within a team. The maintenance of patient confidentiality and excellent customer care skills are essential to this post.

Duties will include: Retrieval of Health Record Folders and delivering to various wards across the BTH footprint.

Updating patient's details in their Health Record Folder and on the Trust's PAS system.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen to join the Medical Records Department Admissions Team, based at Victoria Hospital.

You will be motivated, enthusiastic, have good communication skills and work well within a team. The maintenance of patient confidentiality and excellent customer care skills are essential to this post.

Duties will include: Retrieval of Health Record Folders and delivering to various wards across the BTH footprint.

Updating patient's details in their Health Record Folder and on the Trust's PAS system.

Qualifications: 3 GCSE passes at level C or equivalent (to include English and Maths). ECDL qualification is desirable.

The hours of work are based over a two week rota and are as follows:

Week 1

Week 2

Mon

Tue

08:00-12:00 12:00-16:00

Wed

08:00-12:00 12:00-16:00

Thu

Fri

Sat

12:00-16:00

08:00-12:00 Sun

The job role requires you to cover absent colleagues' annual leave and sickness episodes. These can be at extremely short notice.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pa (part time pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

382-FM50-23

Job locations

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Victoria Hospital, Blackpool.

FY3 8NR


Job description

Job responsibilities

An opportunity has arisen to join Admissions Team in the Medical Records Department based at Victoria Hospital.

You will be motivated, enthusiastic, have good communication skills and work well within a team. The maintenance of patient confidentiality and excellent customer care skills are essential to this post.

Duties will include: Retrieval of Health Record Folders and delivering to various wards across the BTH footprint.

Updating patients details in their Health Record Folder and on the Trusts PAS system.

Job description

Job responsibilities

An opportunity has arisen to join Admissions Team in the Medical Records Department based at Victoria Hospital.

You will be motivated, enthusiastic, have good communication skills and work well within a team. The maintenance of patient confidentiality and excellent customer care skills are essential to this post.

Duties will include: Retrieval of Health Record Folders and delivering to various wards across the BTH footprint.

Updating patients details in their Health Record Folder and on the Trusts PAS system.

Person Specification

Qualification Requirements

Essential

  • Minimum 3 GCSE's at Grade C or above.

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience & skills

Essential

  • Medical Records Department experience.

Desirable

  • NHS (or similar size organization) experience

personal

Essential

  • Conscientious
  • Organised.
  • Must be flexible to cover absence colleagues
Person Specification

Qualification Requirements

Essential

  • Minimum 3 GCSE's at Grade C or above.

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience & skills

Essential

  • Medical Records Department experience.

Desirable

  • NHS (or similar size organization) experience

personal

Essential

  • Conscientious
  • Organised.
  • Must be flexible to cover absence colleagues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Victoria Hospital, Blackpool.

FY3 8NR


Employer's website

https://www.bfwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Victoria Hospital, Blackpool.

FY3 8NR


Employer's website

https://www.bfwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Medical Records Manager

Clare Westwell

clare.westwell@nhs.net

01253955633

Details

Date posted

16 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pa (part time pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

382-FM50-23

Job locations

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Victoria Hospital, Blackpool.

FY3 8NR


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