Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Computer literate
- Knowledge
Numerical accurate
- Qualifications
Good standard of numeracy and literacy equivalent to GCSE
- Tehcnical Skills
Basic Computer Skills
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Clear understanding of Information governance and its importance within the healthcare setting
- Experience
NHS experience
- Experience
General office experience
- Experience
Experience of working with sensitive and/or personal data
- Experience
Organisational and planning skills
- Qualifications
ECDL or equivalent experience eg experience of a range of IT packages
Job overview
We have one Full Time temporary fixed term contracts 19 months each based in our Scanning Bureau in Poole Hospital on each site).
You will be preparing and scanning notes onto the Trust's electronic patient record supporting clinicians to provide a 24hr access to clinical information enhancing patient care. Helping the Trust to prepare in readiness for the new upcoming paperless technological record system.
You will retrieve notes from around the hospital, preparing documents to scan; some scanning in house; responding to telephone queries and giving assistance to wards relating to electronic patient records.
Base Location: UHD Poole Hospital
Interview Date: Thursday, 1st October 2026
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Health Records Scanning Clerk with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Bournemouth, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Health records clerk role. The advertised salary is £25,272 pa. The contract type is Fixed term: 19 months (to support up until implementation of Healthset). The application deadline is 24 Sep 2026.
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