Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Records Clerk

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Job summary

Medical Records Clerk

Hours: 16.5 hours per week

Salary: Band 2 Agenda For Change

As a Medical Records Clerk, you will be preparing patient files for outpatient clinics and day case procedures, preparing documents for scanning, scanning of documents, collection and delivery of patient files throughout the hospital site, dealing with telephone enquiries, and working to strict timelines.

You will work as part of a team within Patient Access and once fully trained, will provide expertise in the proactive management of the patient medical records.

To succeed we are looking for someone who:

  • Is committed to delivering excellent service;
  • Holds the ability to learn to accurately and efficiently input and prepare patient records whilst adhering to policies and procedures;
  • Has experience of handling inbound telephone calls;
  • Has IT skills in relation to Microsoft packages including Word/Excel;
  • Shows evidence of working under pressure to tight deadlines and is able to deal with difficult situations e.g. late add ons to clinics, preparing paper documentation should there be a system failure, etc.
  • Has a good general education, ideally with Maths & English at GCSE (Grade C or above) or equivalent.

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

Internally

  • To deal with telephone queries politely and promptly. i.e. from other Trust departments.

Externally

  • To deal with telephone queries politely and promptly. i.e. from other Trusts, GP's etc.

About us

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Free on-site parking
  • Free tea and coffee
  • Great flexible workingopportunities
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Lease car scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • On site nursery (chargeable)
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Details

Date posted

22 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

430-CORP960A-A

Job locations

Medical Records (Dept)

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To prepare files for use at Outpatient Clinics or for Inpatient or Day Case stay in accordance with laid down instructions.
  • To deal with requirements for add-on clinics.
  • The collection and delivery of patient files around the hospital site.
  • To manage the destruction of patient files in accordance with the agreed guidelines.
  • Open and date stamp incoming mail.
  • To deal with telephone queries politely and promptly.
  • To answer queries regarding records as required.
  • To update patient demographics from information received i.e. from Doctors; Patients; Quality Team.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To prepare files for use at Outpatient Clinics or for Inpatient or Day Case stay in accordance with laid down instructions.
  • To deal with requirements for add-on clinics.
  • The collection and delivery of patient files around the hospital site.
  • To manage the destruction of patient files in accordance with the agreed guidelines.
  • Open and date stamp incoming mail.
  • To deal with telephone queries politely and promptly.
  • To answer queries regarding records as required.
  • To update patient demographics from information received i.e. from Doctors; Patients; Quality Team.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Desirable

  • Good general education 3 GCSE 's Maths and English above C

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work to deadlines
  • Accuracy

Skills

Essential

  • Basic keyboard skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Flexible
  • Punctual

Personal and people development

Essential

  • Ability to work within a team

Communication

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively

Specific requirements

Essential

  • Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Desirable

  • Good general education 3 GCSE 's Maths and English above C

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work to deadlines
  • Accuracy

Skills

Essential

  • Basic keyboard skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Flexible
  • Punctual

Personal and people development

Essential

  • Ability to work within a team

Communication

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively

Specific requirements

Essential

  • Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medical Records (Dept)

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD


Employer's website

https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medical Records (Dept)

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD


Employer's website

https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Outpatient Admin Manager

Stevie Jones

stevie.jones@mkuh.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

22 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

430-CORP960A-A

Job locations

Medical Records (Dept)

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD


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