Job summary
Medical Records Clerks are responsible for ensuring that Healthcare Records are available for all inpatient and outpatient activity across the Trust as and when required.
Main duties of the job
Medical Records Clerks are required to carry out a variety of roles within the Department and around the Hospital from running for notes, preparing notes for clinics and inpatient activity, filing and pulling notes from the library as well as other housekeeping duties within the library i.e. weeding, splitting notes, and requesting notes from offsite storage. Clerks are assigned to one of the five teams within the Department but will be expected to work across different teams when required.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Medical Records Department at the Royal Surrey County Hospital are currently advertising for individuals to join our busy and active team on a part time basis. The role will be for a minimum of 15 hours per week and a maximum of 20 hours per week working either 4pm to 8pm or 5pm to 8pm Monday to Friday.
We are responsible for the day to day management of all the patient medical notes, this includes the delivery, collection and preparation of notes for all inpatient and outpatient appointments as well as emergency admissions.
The service we provide is vital to the hospital and as such we are looking for conscientious, reliable and hardworking individuals. You will also need to use your initiative, customer focus and sensitivity in order to locate notes and solve other issues and problems on a daily basis.
The role is very physical, successful candidates may spend most of the day on their feet either walking around the hospital or in the library collecting or filing notes from the shelves. We also deliver notes so you may be required to push a trolley of notes around the hospital.
Attention to detail is essential as well as a positive attitude and a desire to see jobs through to a conclusion; we go the extra mile in order to get notes delivered and to ensure that patient care is not restricted as a result of notes being unavailable at time of clinic.
Experience is not essential however confidence and tenacity are, so if you feel that have a good level of verbal and written skills, have an eye for detail and want to contribute to best possible patient experience please apply.
For more information and an informal discussion about the role please telephone Vitor Conceicao on 01483 571122 extension 2032 or v.conceicao1@nhs.net.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Medical Records Department at the Royal Surrey County Hospital are currently advertising for individuals to join our busy and active team on a part time basis. The role will be for a minimum of 15 hours per week and a maximum of 20 hours per week working either 4pm to 8pm or 5pm to 8pm Monday to Friday.
We are responsible for the day to day management of all the patient medical notes, this includes the delivery, collection and preparation of notes for all inpatient and outpatient appointments as well as emergency admissions.
The service we provide is vital to the hospital and as such we are looking for conscientious, reliable and hardworking individuals. You will also need to use your initiative, customer focus and sensitivity in order to locate notes and solve other issues and problems on a daily basis.
The role is very physical, successful candidates may spend most of the day on their feet either walking around the hospital or in the library collecting or filing notes from the shelves. We also deliver notes so you may be required to push a trolley of notes around the hospital.
Attention to detail is essential as well as a positive attitude and a desire to see jobs through to a conclusion; we go the extra mile in order to get notes delivered and to ensure that patient care is not restricted as a result of notes being unavailable at time of clinic.
Experience is not essential however confidence and tenacity are, so if you feel that have a good level of verbal and written skills, have an eye for detail and want to contribute to best possible patient experience please apply.
For more information and an informal discussion about the role please telephone Vitor Conceicao on 01483 571122 extension 2032 or v.conceicao1@nhs.net.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent with pass grades in Maths and English
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understanding of data Protection and confidentiality issues
- Experience of solving problems
- Experience of providing good customer service
Desirable
- Experience of filing systems or Library work
- Experience of working effectively in a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent with pass grades in Maths and English
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understanding of data Protection and confidentiality issues
- Experience of solving problems
- Experience of providing good customer service
Desirable
- Experience of filing systems or Library work
- Experience of working effectively in a team
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.
