Audio Typist/Administrator

24hrs (Part Time)

Salary:- £12.21ph + company benefits

Job Outline

To provide a typing service for all clinicians, but particularly for complex letters dictated by senior staff and consultants

The Data Protection Act and patient confidentiality must be observed at all times.

Essential Characteristics:

• Excellent audio typing skills
• Great organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to deal effectively with telephone calls
• Ability to work with diversity
• Understand the necessity for confidentiality
• Understand the role of teamwork in providing a quality service
• Understand the accuracy when dealing with patient records, both electronic and paper based
• Effective team worker
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Commitment to ongoing development
• Availability to provide cover during periods of sickness and holidays
• Understanding of own behaviour and how these impacts on colleagues, patients and visitors

Key Tasks

• Typing patient correspondence to an accurate level using the digital dictation
• software.
• Producing high quality documentation and liaising with clinicians in delivering patient correspondence
• Filing, photocopying and other administrative tasks as necessary
• Use the clinics computer system to access patients records as required.
• Manage E-mail accounts as appropriate