Health records clerks keep patients' medical records up to date, and make sure that the records are available to medical staff when needed.
As a health records clerk, your duties may include:
· Finding and checking patient records
· Creating new records and updating existing ones by hand or by computer
· Filing records
· Forwarding test specimens and making sure that test results and letters have been received and filed
· Carrying out reception duties, such as greeting patients, booking appointments and dealing with enquiries from GPs
· Recording illnesses and treatments using a system of codes (known as 'clinical coding')
· Recording patient admissions, transfers, discharges and deaths
· Inputting details from paper records to a computer system
· Collecting statistics such as number of admissions, discharges and waiting lists.

Key Skills
· An organised and efficient approach
· A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
· A patient, helpful and tactful manner
· Calmness under pressure
· Good communication skills
· The ability to deal with people who may be anxious or upset
· Team working ability
· Good computer and administrative skills
· Respect for confidentiality
· An interest in health and medicine.