Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clerk Typist to work within the ENT department at the Princess of Wales Hospital. The post holder will provide typing and clerical support for the departmental teams.
The post holder will also be expected to liaise in a professional manner with colleagues, visitors and patients and undertake a wide spectrum of administrative duties.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to work as a Clerk/Typist supporting the ENT Team at The Princess of Wales Hospital Bridgend
Good organisational and communication skills are essential as well as a flexible approach to work. The successful candidate will have previous office experience, ideally in a similar role within the NHS, Social Care or other health related environment. A good general education, educated to 3 GCSEs or equivalent, as well as word processing/typing are required. Knowledge of Health and Locality Authority IT systems to include, WelshPAS would be desirable although full training will be given.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
1. We listen, learn and improve
2. We treat everyone with respect
3. We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria
4. RSA/OCR II word processing/typing or equivalent, including audio typing skills.
5. Computer literate with a working knowledge and familiarity with relevant software packages.
Desirable criteria
6. ECDL
Experience Essential criteria
7. Working in an office environment.
8. Experience of working within a team.
Desirable criteria
9. Previous experience in a hospital/clinical setting.
Aptitude and Abilities Essential criteria
10. Ability to communicate effectively.
11. Demonstrate organisational skills.
Desirable criteria
12. Prepared to learn new skills.
13. Ability to speak Welsh
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
14. 3 GCSEs or equivalent
15. RSA II Typing or equivalent experience
Desirable
16. Medical Terminolgoy
17. NVQII in Business Admin and or Customer Care
Experience
Essential
18. Previous all round office experience
19. Experience of audio typing
20. Experience of using databases
Desirable
21. Has previously worked in NHS environment
Skills
Essential
22. Ability to work in a challenging environment
23. Ability to priortise own workload
24. Conversant with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Powerpoint
Knowledge
Essential
25. Abiilty to transfer IT skills to new applications
Desirable
26. Knowledge of WelshPAS