Freeman Hospital · 13 hours ago
Clerk/Typist
Freeman Hospital is one of the largest NHS hospital trusts in the UK, committed to providing high-quality healthcare. The Clerk/Typist will support the Musculoskeletal Directorate by providing efficient secretarial support to the Arthroplasty team, including managing communications and documentation.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Working within a team of administrative staff supporting the provision of an efficient secretarial support service to Consultants, Junior Medical Staff and other clinical staff within their team, i.e. Specialist Nurses
Audio typing of letters and documents
Managing the e-Referral system
Deal with telephone enquires promptly
Communicate with patients regarding appointments and admissions at the request of medical staff
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 4 GCSEs, Level 9 – 4 (A• - C), including English Language, or equivalent level qualification or relevant experience
OCR I or equivalent qualification / experience
Understanding of confidentiality issues
Good IT skills to include office software packages
Good keyboard skills and Text Processing ability
Good communication skills both written verbal and telephone skills
Preferred
Successful completion of an intermediate (level 2) apprenticeship in Business Administration
Previous work experience
Understanding of medical terminology
Previous audio typing experience
Ability to manage time effectively and work on own initiative
Company
Freeman Hospital
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK
Funding
Current Stage
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