EDM Clerk - Huntingdon
Job summary
The post-holder is one of a team providing an efficient and effective Medical Records service to the Trust. The post-holder will be required to carry out a range of duties in a number of locations and across all Hospital sites, ensuring that medical records are stored, maintained and retrieved in line with local and national guidelines.
The post holder must be able to demonstrate an ability to work on their own initiative with the minimum of supervision after training, and be able to work with other members of staff within the department and across the trust, including staff from external companies.
Able to communicate with all grades of staff and with members of the public. This will include a good telephone manner, and relaying of messages to the line manager as required.
They must be flexible in their required hours of work to cover annual leave, and sickness of other team members.
Main duties of the job
Ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained at all times when dealing with medical records and computerised data as set out under all Records Management Rationale Policies & Procedures including the Data Protection Act 1998, Caldicott Guidance and Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Reporting any operational problems immediately to the Team Leader.
To participate in departmental and sectional training as directed by the Assistant Health Records Manager.
To comply with department and Trust policies and procedures.
Ensure housekeeping standards are maintained and Health & Safety regulations are complied with.
To undertake any other duties as may, from time to time, be deemed necessary to ensure the smooth running of the department.
Participate in team meetings.
Participate in the Trust appraisal scheme.
About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Fore more details information about the duties of this post, please refer to the job description attached to the advert.
Person Specification
Knowledge
- Competent PC skills
- Understanding the importance of confidentiality
- Knowledge of Department of Health Code of Practice for Records Management
- oWorking knowledge of Electronic Document Management (EDM)
Experience
- Good organisational skills
- oExperience of working collaboratively with third party (external companies)
- oExperience of retention of health records
- oPrevious hospital experience
- o12 months clerical experience
Education and Qualifications
- oGeneral level of education to GCSE level standard
key Skills/Abilities
- Accuracy / spelling / numeric ability
- Telephone / customer care skills
- oGood organisational skills
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.
Employer details
Employer name
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park Rd
Huntingdon
PE29 6NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/