Health Records Officer - Gateshead, United Kingdom - Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Gateshead, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To maintain patient confidentiality and security of heath records/ documents at all times and report concerns relating to either. to obtain patient health records within designated timeframes and information/documentation is filed accordingly within best practice guidelines. Handover to colleagues at the end of shift to support service provision.

Use Microsoft Outlook to request health records that are external to the Health Records Department in preparation for the patients clinic appointment.

Collecting and delivering health records throughout the Trust in line with Health & safety and manual handling policies and procedures on a daily basis, to ensure service provision for outpatient clinics.

Ensure all records for clinics are available prior to the date required in line with service level agreements. Also ensuring that records are provided when required for short notice walk in patients. Audit any concerns or incidence of noncompliance relating to record provision within timescales agreed in departmental procedures.

Creating/ replacing records after Team Leader has investigated any missing or damaged records. Retrieving patient referral letters from Windip and requesting any missing letters from the Booking Centre.

Preparing all health records for clinic by checking patients demographics against PAS to ensure they are up to date, reprinting front sheet and labels if not.

Checking patient has enough labels, inserting history sheet and referral letter into Health Record.

Navigating the Health Record Tracking System [Filefast] to ensure all records received into the department are tracked into and tracked out of the department.

Actioning any additions to clinics within a timely manner.