Clerical Officer

An opportunity has arisen in the Scanning Bureau at the West Suffolk hospital.

This is for 30 hours per week, 7.5 hrs four days a week, the ideal candidate will need to have excellent IT skills, have the ability to prioritise workload, make informed decisions and be able to work well in a small team.

Main duties of the job

The overall objectives are to transfer patient records from paper to an electronic version within set time scales, ensuring accuracy of all data processed. The post holder will use multiple data sources and systems to upload electronic patient records for inpatient, outpatient, day cases alongside scanning for external agencies.

Person Specification Education and qualifications

• Maths and English to GCSE A-C or equivalent
• Medical terminology to understand what abbreviated terms mean in relation to the patient record
• ECDL or equivalent

Experience and knowledge

• Experience of working within a Scanning Bureau in an administration role
• NHS experience
• Clerical experience

Skills and abilities

• Ability to work calmly in a busy environment
• Use of initiative in the prioritisation of workload
• Make accurate and informed decisions under time pressure
• Concentrate for long periods
• Work to strict targets
• Work with distressing and sensitive information, including clinical photography and post mortems
• Interpersonal skills
• Analytical ability
• Decisive and collaborative team member
• Self motivated
• Flexible approach to working hours and duties

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.