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Job summary

Main area
Health Records
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm)
Job ref
320-TWS-1666
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Johnson Building
Town
Derby
Salary
£22,383 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
06/08/2024

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Health Records Officer

Band 2

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.  This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.  Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

 

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

We require flexible and enthusiastic individuals to work within Health Records at the Royal Derby Hospital. The Health Records Officer is key to providing routine clerical support within the Health Records Department to ensure an effective and efficient service to all users.

You will operate as part of the Trust's Digital Services Team which brings huge benefits in terms of shared learning to improve our services for patients and superb opportunities for staff personal and professional development and career advancement.

The role in Health Records is not a desk based role and is very physical.  The role includes moving roll cages on a regular basis, transporting casenotes in trolleys, being on your feet for the majority of your shift, walking around the hospital sites locating casenotes, working at height and a requirement to handle large casenotes safely which can weigh over 10kg.

Main duties of the job

Retrieval and filing of case notes, identify and filter case notes in accordance with Trust Policies, KPI’s and departmental SOP’s.

To ensure that documentation is scanned into the system, accurately and to agreed targets and timescales.

To review the storage of case notes both on and off-site when reviewing for retention and destruction, ensuring data corresponds with the Patient Administration System (PAS) meeting the information governance standards.

This position will be within the Hub team based at Royal Derby Hospital, the main duties will be retrieving case notes from around the hospital site, prepping and delivering to outpatient areas and wards. This is a physically demanding role as most of your time will not be office based.

Although based at RDH you may be required at times to work in the hub at Florence Nightingale Hospital or the main Health Records Department at The Johnson Building (Pride Park)

All staff are expected to help other areas of the department as and when required.

Closing date of applications: 23 July 2024

Date of interview: 06 August 2024

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • GCSE/ O level standard in English or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act and Caldicott principles in relation to the need for confidentiality in the handling of patient based information.
  • Experience in an NHS administrative role

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively with users/colleagues at all levels
  • Ability to work as part of an effective team
  • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills

Physical

Essential criteria
  • Lifting casenotes and pushing heavy trolleys/cages
  • Role is partially office based and partially based in a warehouse environment working at height

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jasmine Harvey
Job title
Operational Co-ordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01332 783383
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