Health Data Quality Clerk

Health Data Quality Clerk (Band 3)

Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00

An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Information Governance and Management team.

The Health Records Department provides services to clinicians, managers and staff on behalf of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

This is a new, varied and challenging role in a complex and dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will have previous experience within aNHS environmentand have scanning experience.

To succeed in this role; you will need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to develop working relationships with both clinical and non-clinical staff at all levels.

If you are a self-motivated, pro-active individual who has strong time management and communication skills please apply!

Closing Date: 13/04/2023 at Midnight

Written Assessments and Interviews will be held on 24/04/2023

For further details / informal visits contact:
Senior Health Records Officer, Louise Mandley - louise.mandley@gstt.nhs.uk

Preparation and Scanning

First line quality assurance of paper health records prior to entry in to Cito

The first line quality assurance of scanned images (QASI) of records entered in to Cito

Adhere to the standards set out in the Trust’s Scanning and Quality Assurance of Health Records Procedure

Scan set amount of documents in the agreed timescales, i.e. 72 hours

Report monthly on performance, ensuring Key Performance Indicators are captured accurately

Duplicate Registration

To ensure all identified duplicate registrations are resolved on Epic

Merges health and dental records (on paper and electronically) for patients with duplicate numbers

Amends overlapping admissions

Escalate any concerns as appropriate to the Data Quality Officers and/or the Deputy Health Records Managers

Liaise with the National Back Office as appropriate

Liaise and work closely with King’s College health records team

Guy’s & St Thomas' (GSTT) is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country. Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence. Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals became part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021, bringing together world-leading expertise and research in heart and lung disease.

Please see the job description for detailed responsibilities.

To maintain a professional attitude towards all services at all times

Ensure retrieved paper health records from off-site storage are tracked appropriately and reach their destination in a timely manner

Ensure paper health records are stored, tracked appropriately and returned to offsite storage in a timely manner

To adhere to the Trust and departmental health and safety polices and procedures when moving and handling case-notes, whether individually or boxed by using the manual aids provided. (e.g. trolleys)

To ensure the scanning bureau is left in a neat and tidy order at all times

To escalate any IT issues to the IT service desk promptly, ensuring the Data Quality Officers are kept informed of any issues