Health records clerk | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Health records clerks keep people's medical records up to date.

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  • Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.  
  • Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.  
  • Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.  
  • Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.  
  • Process
Read more about Health records clerk

Health records clerks typically work around 38 to 40 hours per week.

As a Health records clerk you will typically work evenings.

This occupation tends to be:

  • Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
  • Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out
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    * from ONETonline
    Average salary
    25,034 GBP *
    per year
    15,000 GBP
    28,250 GBP
    Starting
    5+ Experience
    * data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

    Salary statistics

    Average salary for Health records clerk

    • 27,374 GBP
    • 23,828 GBP
    Average salary for part-time Health records clerk
    Average salary for full-time Health records clerk

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    Part-time Full-time
    • 13,672 GBP
    • 13,429 GBP
    • 25,034 GBP
    • 23,828 GBP
    • 27,374 GBP
    Salary over time for Health records clerk

    Salary for this role has increased over time
    • 22,777 GBP
    • 22,674 GBP
    • 22,687 GBP
    • 23,015 GBP
    • 23,721 GBP
    • 23,884 GBP
    • 25,034 GBP
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    • 25,672 GBP
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    Future outlook for Health records clerks

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    Fair outlook
    135 000+ jobs available
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    Balanced outlook
    2% yearly wage growth (on average)
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    Balanced outlook
    56% chance of automation in the future

    Health records clerk - Your future job?


    Which qualifications do I need?

    Find out what you need to know in order to become a Health records clerk and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

    In terms of people already doing this job:

    • 48% of people in this role have GCSEs or equivalent
    • 21% of people in this role have a certificate of higher education or equivalent but no degree
    • 20% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent

    You could take a college course to learn some of the skills and knowledge needed in this job. Courses include:

    • Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Business Administration
    • Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration

    Get the right qualification to begin your journey to becoming a Health records clerk

    Administrative Skills

    What technical skills do I need?

    Technical skills are programmes, softwares and things you need to know in order to be a successful Health records clerk. Check that you know:
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    Accounting software Billing software; NDCMedisoft; QMSoftware Receivables Management; Siemens Soarian Financials
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    Categorization or classification software 3M Encoder; American Medical Association CodeManager; Computerized indexing systems; DRG grouping software
    3
    Data base user interface and query software Data entry software
    4
    Document management software Fox Meadows Accent Data Manager; Hyland Software OnBase; IDX Systems Patient Chart Tracking; SoftMed ChartLocater
    5
    Medical software Epic Systems
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    Administrative Skills

    Things to highlight for your Health records clerk interview

    Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.

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