Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for someone to contribute and commit to promoting a positive team-based attitude, striving for the highest standards of service and achieving excellence. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to work as part of the Skin admin team.
You will be expected to provide administrative, clerical, and typing support to the Dermatology team, working closely with a team of secretaries and undertaking a range of duties as appropriate. You will be IT literate, flexible, enjoy working as part of a team, and be able to communicate effectively at all levels verbally and in writing.
Main duties of the job
* You will support the Team Leader by undertaking audio transcription and typing of clinic and miscellaneous digital dictation as and when required, ensuring proficiency and accuracy in the use of medical terminology.
* You will participate in the efficient and effective process of distributing correspondence to all relevant parties.
* You will support the department by undertaking the scanning or filing of letters and diagnostic results into patients' case notes, following the Health Records Guidelines.
* You will support across specialties in the sorting and tracking of case notes, returning these back to file and putting them into labelled boxes ready for collection by portering staff.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate, and outpatient facility.
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services serving the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount), which includes temporary bank staff, and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services, and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire, which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston, as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire, which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital, and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient, and diagnostic), ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced). This cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early, as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE standard (English) or NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
* RSA Typing III.
Knowledge and Experience
* Audio Typing experience.
* Touch typist.
* Knowledge of Microsoft packages.
* Familiar with medical terminology.
* Relevant clerical experience.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to work under pressure and in a busy department.
* Ability to problem solve and use initiative.
* Ability to cope well with change.
* Have a positive attitude.
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.
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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