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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Health Records Assistant

The closing date is 10 July 2025

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Job summary

Are you looking for your first step into a rewarding career with the NHS? Would you like to be part of a team that plays a pivotal part in helping patients receive the care they require?

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our Health Records team at Basildon/Orsett Hospital.

You will be responsible for providing patient records in a timely manner to clinics for consultations.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to provide an effective Healthcare Records service for Basildon/Orsett Hospital in accordance with agreed policies and procedures with direct/indirect supervision of the Health Records Team Leader.

The Health Records Centre cover a variety of area within the department.

  • Work as an active member of the Health Records team in providing efficient support to the heath records service for the trust.
  • Ensure Healthcare Records are booked in to the department after the clinic appointment has taken place, along with any Inpatient file that is received within the department.
  • Preparation of notes within the department are a daily aspect of the role, along with preparing the notes for scanning and quality checking.

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-COR-BA-0458-A

Job locations

Orsett

Rowley Road

Grays

RM16 3UE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description for full list of responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description for full list of responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE or equivalent standard including Maths & English
  • Previous Experience of working with the Microsoft package (Excel, Word etc.)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working to deadlines
  • Understanding of Confidentiality

Desirable

  • Previous experience of Health Records

Other

Essential

  • Competent in dealing with numerical and chronological documentation
  • Ability to plan and organise own activities on a daily basis
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE or equivalent standard including Maths & English
  • Previous Experience of working with the Microsoft package (Excel, Word etc.)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working to deadlines
  • Understanding of Confidentiality

Desirable

  • Previous experience of Health Records

Other

Essential

  • Competent in dealing with numerical and chronological documentation
  • Ability to plan and organise own activities on a daily basis

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Orsett

Rowley Road

Grays

RM16 3UE


Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Orsett

Rowley Road

Grays

RM16 3UE


Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Health Records Site Manager

Toni Aldridge

toni.aldridge@nhs.net

01268524900

Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-COR-BA-0458-A

Job locations

Orsett

Rowley Road

Grays

RM16 3UE


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