Clerical Officer, Health Records

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and hard-working individual to undertake the role of Clerical Officer within the Acute Services Directorate. Dealing with Anaesthetics and Theatres is a rare and exciting opportunity with scope for learning new administration skills.

It is essential that you can work as part of a large team, but also use your own initiative on several daily tasks. You must be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills.  You will manage your workload efficiently and be able to work under pressure but still be able to complete your workload to a high standard.

You must have previous clerical experience, knowledge of office procedures and a working  knowledge of IT applications, databases, spreadsheets, updating rotas. Maintaining accurate filing systems for the department, photocopying, dealing with emails, telephone calls from patients and other adhoc duties

Good organisational skills are vital for this role, especially when working to meet the demands of the Anaesthetic & Theatres Department as well as strict timescales. It is essential that the post holder exercises initiative relative with the role and vital that confidentiality be always maintained when dealing with patient/staff information. Flexibility is essential in your approach to work.

**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage** 

Informal enquiries should be sent to;

Linda Gillespie, Administration Manager, .

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Standard Police Act Disclosure Scotland Check.

In line with the current UK Immigration Rules, this post does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship to support a Skilled Worker Visa or a Health & Care Worker Visa. Overseas nationals should review alternative immigration options before applying for this role. Further information: www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration.

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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.  Please contact the Recruitment Office on if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.