Health Records Library Clerk - Band 2

Cheltenham

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly team of Health Records Clerks within Cheltenham General Hospital

We are looking for a motivated team player who wants to make a difference in support of patient care.

You will need to be able to work well as part of a team, assisting supervisors to ensure department processes are followed and records are retrieved and filed within required times. This is a physical job within a secure confidential records store, where you will be handling patients' health records as well as updating their location on the dedicated records tracking system.

You will have good telephone and PC skills, you should also be able to use your own initiative and enjoy working in a very busy deadline driven environment.

The successful candidate will be motivated to positively impact on patient care by ensuring records are available when and where they are required.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the post include the retrieval of health records from the health records library, use of clinic retrieval lists generated by our Patient administration system (PAS) TrakCare, tracing and sending of health records to community hospitals, wards and clinical areas as well as to file returned health records within the Library.

The work involves the movement of heavy files, therefore this would ideally suit someone who has a high level of personal fitness.

You will be based at Cheltenham General Hospital site but will be required to be flexible during busy periods and work across site if required.

The Health Records Library routine hours are 08:00 to 20:00, Monday to Friday, with a reduced number of staff providing cover as part of the weekend and Bank Holiday rota.

The post holder will be required to work 9.00am to 2.00pm .

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

Date posted

23 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

23 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-24-COR-T1796

Job locations

Cheltenham General Hospital

Cheltenham

GL53 7AN

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