Tyneside Surgical Services, an independent provider with a day case unit at Team Valley, needs a medical typist to support its clinical and administrative teams. The work turns digital dictation and other approved sources into accurate clinic letters, operative notes, procedure reports and discharge summaries, returned within agreed timescales. The post sits in a surgical and outpatient setting and involves referring dictation discrepancies to clinicians. Prior medical typing or medical administration experience and familiarity with electronic patient record systems are required.
What the job involves
- Transcribe medical correspondence from digital dictation and other approved sources
- Type clinic letters, consultation letters, operative notes, procedure reports, discharge summaries and other clinical correspondence
- Format and present documents to the organisation's standards
- Check spelling, grammar, punctuation and medical terminology
- Record patient names, dates of birth, NHS numbers and other identifiers accurately
- Identify discrepancies or omissions in dictated correspondence and refer them to the appropriate clinician or manager
- Complete and return correspondence within agreed departmental timescales
- Amend and retype correspondence when clinicians request it
- Maintain accurate electronic and/or paper records under local procedures
- Work closely with consultants, nurses, clinicians and administrative colleagues to keep correspondence accurate and on time
What’s required
Experience
- Previous medical typing or medical administration experience
- Experience using electronic patient record systems
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent typing skills and accuracy
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Excellent written English
- Good spelling, grammar and punctuation
Other
- Working to deadlines
- Maintaining confidentiality
- High level of attention to detail
- Confident IT user, including Microsoft Office
Nice to have
- Experience working in a healthcare environment
- Knowledge of NHS terminology and processes
- Experience with digital dictation or voice recognition systems
- Experience within a surgical or outpatient environment
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