Admin Clerk / Medical Typist

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a  Medical Typist/Admin Clerk in the Surgery & Anesthetic Department.

This role is to act as a link between the Medical Secretaries ensuring all communication is passed on accurately whilst upholding confidentiality.

Main duties of the job

• To be able to prioritise workloads and have the ability to work under pressure maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
• Typing of letters from outpatient clinics and any other general correspondence where necessary.
• Clerical tasks as required, ie photocopying, scanning, answering telephones etc, to support team members

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Audio typing clinics and admin, uploading sensitive information onto patients medical notes and general admin,
• On the request from the Team Leader you may be required to cover colleagues within any of the specialties during absences/annual/sick leave.  You may also be required to undertake job rotation for cross cover as well as for development and training purposes.
• To ensure that all equipment such as computers, printers, etc which are used, are in working order, contacting the relevant department/personnel if they are not.
• Offer advice and support and demonstrate duties to new members of staff.
• To be able to work on own initiative and make decisions within written guidelines, sometimes without reference to others.
• Undertake any other ad hoc duties as requested by the Team Leader or Divisional Administration Team