Health Records Clerk

Job Overview

An Exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Records Clerk in Central. The medical Records Clerk will be responsible for providing an essential support service in the continuing care of patients, ensuring that the case notes are at the right place at the right time.

The post holder will cover all aspects of the role including, the pulling, filing, pruning, destruction, preparation amalgamation and secure transportation of case notes.

Main duties of the job

The Health Records Clerk will be responsible for providing an essential support service in the continuing care of patients, ensuring that the casenotes are at the right place at the right time. To actively promote the vision for the Health Records service working towards a Digital Records future and support the delivery of modernisation plans for Health Records. This will require the post holder to support with the delivery of the Health Records Operational Plan by supporting the Health Records Supervisors/Co-ordinator/ Assistant Site Manager.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications And/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good standard of education or equivalent experience
• Basic knowledge of principles of confidentiality
  
  

Desirable criteria

• NVQ or equivalent qualification/experience
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with Microsoft packages
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Working with filing procedures
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Flexibility to work the hours required by the post
• General fitness is required as it is necessary to lift, file and transfer casenotes from one location to another, to sort and reorganise appropriately.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Welsh Speaker