Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Applications are invited from candidates who are suitably qualified and experienced in clerical work to join our busy secretarial team within the Breast Department at NTGH.
The successful candidate will work with the secretaries in the department to provide a comprehensive clerical and secretarial service to the team of Consultants and wider team.
You will be required to transcribe clinical documentation using the Trusts' digital dictation system. You may also be required to act up to be a Team Secretary for short periods of leave once settled into the role.
The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. It would be an advantage if you possess OCR / RSA III typewriting, word processing or equivalent experience, and knowledge of IT packages and their applications.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date once sufficient applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will support the admin teams within Surgery. You will use the trusts Patient Administration System (PAS) which is required to transcribe clinical documentation using the Trusts' digital dictation system. You may also be required to act up to be a Team Secretary for short periods of leave.
Job responsibilities
1. To assist in the general efficient running of sub-speciality offices including typing/G2 transcription, filing, retrieval scanning and storage of electronic patient records, handling post and dealing with telephone enquiries.
2. To cover for other Band 2 Clerical jobs as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in three subjects including English and Mathematics Grade A-D or equivalent experience to demonstrate good numeracy or literacy skills
* NVQ Level 2 in customer care/admin or equivalent experience
* Knowledge of Medical Terminology
* RSA 3/OCR (or equivalent)
* ECDL
Experience
* IT skills in the use of Microsoft products (Word, Excel etc.)
* Medical Secretary Training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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