Vital Medical Audio Typist — Part-Time Healthcare Admin

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people. We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage applications from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining a healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proficient medical audio typist to support our busy and dynamic teams within the division of Surgical, Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Theatres. You will support the Medical Secretaries to help provide a high quality service to our patients. Please be aware that this post may close early due to popularity. There is no sponsorship for this post.

You will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, medical terminology and audio typing skills. You will possess good communication skills, be able to organise and prioritise your workload and must be able to work using your own initiative. You will have a flexible and professional approach with a commitment to personal and professional development and team working.

Main duties may include:

• Filing results, retrieving/distributing case note files from all areas of the Trust.
• Tracing hospital records using the hospital information system.
• Typing correspondence using Microsoft Word in addition to providing audio typing duties to support all medical secretaries within a department who support the Consultants’ workload when needed.
• Collecting post and any other duties specified by the admin manager and team leader.

The post holder will work under the direction of senior staff to deliver administrative support within a department, ensuring key performance indicators (KPIs) are met. Communicating effectively and working collaboratively with clinical colleagues and external agencies to ensure the delivery of a professional and coordinated service. Other duties will be incorporated and subject to the ever-changing needs of providing a specialised patient service. Training on the hospital systems used will be provided.

Qualifications:

• 3 GCSEs including English or equivalent.
• ECDL or IT qualification.
• Health Service Background.
• Business Administration Level 2 or equivalent.

Experience and Skills:

• Advanced word processing skills/qualifications.
• Previous experience working in an office environment.
• Experience working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Advanced audio typing skills.
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Willingness to be flexible to meet departmental needs.

Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form. If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50. You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures. Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here. Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this. Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier. Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking. The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.