Applications are invited from candidates who are suitably qualified and experienced in clerical work to join our busy admin team in Medicine at Wansbeck General Hospital.
The successful candidate will support the secretarial teams in managing day to day workload, including transcription of documents created using our digital dictation system
You will be required to have or gain good knowledge of our patient administration system and should be proficient in all IT packages and their applications.
The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
• To assist in the general efficient running of sub-speciality offices including typing/G2 transcription, filing, retrieval and storage of patient records, handling post and dealing with telephone enquiries.
• To cover for other Band 2 Clerical jobs as required.
• To act up to Band 3 for short-term absences e.g. annual/sick leave.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
• Work as support to all sub-speciality secretarial teams providing general office duties supporting the clinical care of patient.
• Reports to Lead Secretary.
• Deputises for Band 3 during leave absences.
• Transcription of clinical & non-clinical documents
• Office support: reception/telephone enquiries, collecting & opening post, filing, photocopying, messenger, faxing
• PAS Case Note Manager
• PAS data input for admissions/transfers/discharges/OP clinics
• Provides holiday/sickness cover for clerical posts (including ward clerks) within the business unit
• Maintains stationery cupboard
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
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