Edms Scanning Clerk

An opportunity has arisen to join this busy and demanding department. You will be motivated, enthusiastic, have good communication skills and work well within a team. The maintenance of patient confidentiality and excellent customer care skills are essential to this post.

Please note this post is for a 20 hours per week role.

An opportunity has arisen to join this busy and demanding Department. You will be motivated, enthusiastic, have good communication skills and work well within a team. The maintenance of patient confidentiality and excellent customer care skills are essential to this post.

**Initial duties include**: the collection and filing of Health Record Folders into the storage areas and archiving (scanning folders) folder using the Trust archiving system. Eventually, in time leading on to further duties which include: Health Record Folder retrieval, updating patient’s demographic details in their folder and on the Trust’s PAS system and reception duties.

It should be noted that this post is sedentary and involves a substantial amount concentration, as well as, pushing trolleys and transferring of patients folders.

**Qualifications**: 3 GCSE passes at level C or equivalent (to include English and Maths). ECDL qualification is desirable.

Working hours are 20 per week

**Required hours of work**:
Times will be discussed at interview

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

**Initial duties include**: the retrieval of Health Record Folders from the storage areas, preparing the records and updating on the trust’s PAS system, Scanning the folders using the trust Electronic Documents Management System, in time leading on to further duties which include: Quality Assurance checks and destructions.

It should be noted that this post is sedentary and involves a substantial amount concentration, as well as, pushing trolleys and transferring of patients folders.

Please see the job description and person specification for additional information.