Job summary
Employer heading
Typist/Admin Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
37.5 Hours per week - 12 month cover
Department: Paediatrics & Neonates
This post is to provide a clinical administration - typing service, based at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who is:
- Wanting to gain invaluable experience across a wide variety of roles
- An enthusiastic team player
- Able to work flexibly
- An excellent communicator with a high level of interpersonal skill
- An accurate typist with OCR/RSA qualification or equivalent level typing qualification or experience
- Able to type at an entry level of 50 words per minute, working towards 70 words per minute
- Experienced in audio-typing (desirable)
- Knowledgeable of Office, Outlook, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, E-mail and Internet
- Able to demonstrate efficient and accurate word processing skills
- Committed to personal development with evidence of this
- Able to demonstrate diplomacy, tact and sensitivity
- Aware of the importance of confidentiality
If you believe you are the person we are looking for we would be glad to hear from you.
This vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers Novice leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Efficient and accurate word processing skills
- Understanding of clerical processes
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a clinical setting Knowledge of hospital patient administration system
- Understanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, secretarial office procedures and case note procedures ·
- Knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations and patient confidentiality
- Knowledge of medical terminology
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- GCSE’s English and Maths A-C or equivalent qualification or equivalent work experience
- OCR/RSA Qualification (or equivalent level typing qualification or experience - entry level of 50 words per minute typing working towards 70 words per minute).
- NVQ 2 in Business Administration or equivalent experience or equivalent work experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Office and Outlook, including word, excel and powerpoint, e-mail and internet
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working within a team
- Healthcare / NHS Trust experience
- Administrative experience
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Pam Willis
- Job title
- Admin Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 850850
- Additional information
Ext 56943
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
- Telephone
- 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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