Clerical Officer - Health Records

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Dartford, United kingdom

Freelance

16-04-2025

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Job Specifications

We are recruiting for 5 Band 2 Clerical officers on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract (Shift pattern to be confirmed upon appointment) .

Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust's Health Records department plays a pivotal role in the hospital lifecycle, processing the notes which are generated with every patient's contact with our Trust.

We have a number of vacancies in Health Records currently and are looking to recruit people who thrive in a fast paced working environment.

The Trust started its transition to Electronic Health Records with an in-house BS1008 accredited Scanning Bureau in 2015. It has maintained this accreditation each year and is now in the final stage of deployment to all specialties.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in an administrative role and flexibility in the role is required.

General knowledge of Health Records functions will be an advantage.

Key areas of responsibility will be

Participating in all day-to-day scanning and scanning preparation duties.

Meeting deadlines and targets for scanning outputs

Perform QA and QC checks

Destruction of records in line with Trust policies and procedures

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Balvinder Gill Job title: Deputy Health Records Manager Email address: balvindergill@nhs.net Telephone number: 01322 425342

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About the Company

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (the Trust) was legally established on 1st November 1993, and is based at Darent Valley Hospital, in Dartford, Kent. We pride ourselves on our high quality innovative standards of care and are very happy to have expanded our services locally to include Queen Mary's Hospital and Erith & District Hospital since 1 October 2013. Darent Valley Hospital It offers a comprehensive range of acute hospital based services to around 270,000 people in Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Bexley. The hospital... Know more