Digital Library Assistant

at  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Due to the current post holder’s promotion , we are looking to recruit a new member to our team. The Digital Health Records team undertake a wide range of duties including providing an admission service for some of our inpatient areas and a patient location enquiry service, handling calls from the general public and other organisations. The team manage the provision of both paper and digitised patient records at NUH and are responsible for the daily collection, preparation, scanning and quality assurance of patient health records.
This is an interesting opportunity for enthusiastic and conscientious individuals who have proven office administration and IT skills. The role requires excellent communication skills, and attention to detail is paramount. Post holders must be strong team players who can work efficiently with colleagues within the DHR team, whilst liaising with staff from all departments across the wider hospital.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Admissions – updating the Trusts IT systems with admission information.
Public Enquiries – handling telephone calls regarding the location of patients.
Release of information – provision of paper or digital case notes to NUH and other organisations.
Collection Service – collecting patient health records from wards and outpatient services and packaging the ‘Thin Files’ for either internal or onward offsite scanning.
Scanning patient records – onsite tracking and scanning of patient records deemed suitable for onsite scanning
Quality Assurance – checking a percentage of scanned records to meet the required BS10008 quality standards for availability, authenticity & integrity.
The DHR Team ensures the provision of digital and paper patient health records to the Trust. This is an exciting time to be part of Digital Services at NUH as we continue our digital transformation.
With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
You will be a conscientious and enthusiastic team player with computer literacy and good organisational skills. You will need to be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of confidentiality issues, be well motivated and reliable. You will be able to understand and accurately convey verbal and written information and be able to remain calm under pressure. You will present a professional and polite attitude at all times

Please refer the Job description for details