Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Town: Huddersfield
Salary: £23,615 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 20/01/2025
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone, and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work, and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Medical Typist/Admin Clerk in the Surgery & Anesthetic Department. This role is to act as a link between the Medical Secretaries ensuring all communication is passed on accurately whilst upholding confidentiality.
Main duties of the job
* To be able to prioritise workloads and have the ability to work under pressure maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
* Typing of letters from outpatient clinics and any other general correspondence where necessary.
* Clerical tasks as required, ie photocopying, scanning, answering telephones etc, to support team members.
* Audio typing clinics and admin, uploading sensitive information onto patients' medical notes and general admin.
* On the request from the Team Leader, you may be required to cover colleagues within any of the specialties during absences/annual/sick leave. You may also be required to undertake job rotation for cross cover as well as for development and training purposes.
* To ensure that all equipment such as computers, printers, etc which are used, are in working order, contacting the relevant department/personnel if they are not.
* Offer advice and support and demonstrate duties to new members of staff.
* To be able to work on own initiative and make decisions within written guidelines, sometimes without reference to others.
* Undertake any other ad hoc duties as requested by the Team Leader or Divisional Administration Team.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
* English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application.
* RSA II typing/word processing.
* Willing to undertake further development/training.
* Medical Terminology.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
* Experience of working in a busy office environment (to deadlines and targets).
* Knowledge of software packages such as Word, Excel.
* Experience of working in an NHS environment.
* Experience of working with Winscribe digital dictation.
* Knowledge of EPR.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable, will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.
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