Health Records Clerk and Relief Van Driver
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Health Records team. This role will be based at Inca Warehouse, Trinity Road, Ashford, Kent TN25 4AB.
Our team is focused on service delivery and patient care, and we are looking for individuals who are self-motivated with a genuine desire to give gold standard care at every level.
The successful applicant will be joining a highly motivated and effective team who strive to ensure patient care is at the forefront of our service.
This role will include evening and weekend shifts.
Main duties of the job
This post is a dual role to support the van drivers and administration staff. The focus of this role will include keyboard skills, data inputting, moderate use of display screen equipment, and manual handling of healthcare records. The successful candidate will transport healthcare records in the health records van to and from the Trust's sites.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.
Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected, and confident that we are making a difference'.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK, you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
PLEASE NOTE - SPONSORSHIP CANNOT BE OFFERED FOR THIS ROLE.
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Basic numeracy and literacy
* Has gained or is willing to work towards NVQ2
Other requirements
* Uphold and model the Trust values
* Knowledge of the General Data Protection Act 2021 and the Access to Records Act 1990
Personal and Professional attributes
* Good interpersonal skills
Skills and Experience
* Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbally.
* Ability to multi-task.
* Accuracy - pays attention to detail.
* Ability to prioritise and organise own workload to meet set deadlines.
* Experience of or awareness of a range of work practices in an office setting dealing with customers.
* Must be over the age of 25 with a full UK driver's license with no points.
* Driving License with at least a Category B minimum.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Experience of being part of a team.
* Use of email including updating of calendar and appointments.
* Ability to track information.
* Previous NHS experience.
* 5 years driving experience.
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.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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