Medical Records Clerk

Job summary

This post is in the Medical Records Department and the post holder will be responsible for the retrieval, maintenance and preparation of patient case notes for Outpatients, Elective Admissions and Emergency Admissions. Retrieval of case notes from Medical Records Libraries and other departments/wards & clinics within the Trust, to record the movement of the case notes on the Trust's EPR system, Lorenzo and to file case notes returned to the Medical Records Libraries.

Main duties of the job

The Medical Records Department provides a quality assurance function in support of scanned documents, this will mean verifying the authenticity of the scanned copy by undertaking Quality Assurance reviews of paper medical record documentation against QA criteria to ensure that scanned documentation meets the required standards.

The Medical Records Department is situated across all three Trust sites and operates between the hours of 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.