Job summary
Employer heading
Clerical Officer / Medical Audio Typist - Urology Department
Band 2
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our team and work with and support the Medical Secretaries within the Urology Department at Burnley General Hospital. The successful candidate will be joining our team of friendly Medical Secretaries who provide a secretarial and administrative service for all clinicians and nursing specialist within the Directorate
You will be required to have good organisational and communication skills. Proficiency in keyboard /computer skills is essential for this role. Previous experience working with the electronic Winscribe system/Cerner would be advantageous but not essential as full training would be provided.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide an efficient and full typing, clerical and administrative support to the medical secretaries. A large part of this workload is predominantly digital audio transcription of clinic letter and other correspondence.
The role requires previous administrative & clerical experience along with word processing, keyboard and audio typing skills . A knowledge of medical terminology and the electronic Winscribe digital dictation system and Cerner would be advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided
Working for our organisation
East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust aims to deliver the highest quality care to its patients. We employ dedicated staff, some of which have won awards for their work and are internationally renowned. With the support of our staff and the public we have ambitious plans to continue to raise the standard of patient care and services throughout East Lancashire. The Trust offers care across three hospital sites and it is always responding to the changes in patients' needs, using state-of-the art facilities and equipment to treat three quarters of a million people each year.
Our vision is to provide the people of East Lancashire with the best up-to-date medical care, with respect, dignity and well being of all our patients at all times.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description for more information on the main responsibilities for this role
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- GCSE English at level 4 or above or equivalent
- RSA/OCR II Typewriting or
- RSA/OCR Word Processing
- RAS/OCR Audio Typewriting
- Or proven ability of an equivalent level of skill
- ECDL or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
- RSA/OCR Medical Audio-Typewriting
Job Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous administration / clerical experience
- Audio Typing experience
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of the Winscribe Digital Dictation system
- Previous experience working in an NHS environment
- Experience using the Patient Administration System
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Clear and accurate written and verbal communication and ability to converse in a positive , professional manner
- Proven ability to work in a team and be a supportive team member
- Proven ability to work to targets and under pressure
- Proven ability to keep information confidential
- Effective listening skills
Desirable criteria
- Able to provide reasonable flexibility in terms of hours worked
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Hinchliffe
- Job title
- Administration Manager - Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01254 733381
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