The Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Audio Typist/Administrator for its busy Oncology department at Bedford Hospital. The role primarily involves providing audio-typing support, utilizing medical terminology and digital dictation systems to transcribe consultant clinic letters. The successful candidate will manage patient queries, provide administrative assistance, and ensure the accuracy of patient information by validating dictations and cross-referencing details.
Additional responsibilities include typing and organizing correspondence, scanning documents into the electronic patient records system (Mediviewer), maintaining up-to-date computerized records, and supporting the secretarial team with email inquiries and meeting minutes. The position requires a commitment to maintaining high standards of professionalism and adherence to health and safety requirements. Previous applicants are not encouraged to reapply.
Additional responsibilities include typing and organizing correspondence, scanning documents into the electronic patient records system (Mediviewer), maintaining up-to-date computerized records, and supporting the secretarial team with email inquiries and meeting minutes. The position requires a commitment to maintaining high standards of professionalism and adherence to health and safety requirements. Previous applicants are not encouraged to reapply.
*PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY*
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an audio typist/administrator to join the team within the busy Oncology department at Bedford Hospital.
To provide administrative audio-typing support to the Oncology Secretarial Department, including use of medical terminology and digital dictation systems in the typing of consultant clinic letters.
To provide a courteous and professional service to patients by efficiently managing phone queries and providing administrative support for patients in a busy department.
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The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.
- To provide an excellent standard of typing support to the Oncology Department. This may include touch, digital audio and copy typing. The job will require typing and checking of letters at speed from dictation, and other tasks associated with the production and circulation of clinical correspondence.
- To validate dictations to ensure the patient details are correct by cross referencing the profiling window with the dictation.
- To recognise inconsistencies and anomalies within dictations and escalate to the named Author, Medical Secretary or Service Manager if necessary.
- To print completed correspondence and organise letters into envelopes for posting.
- To scan relevant clinical correspondence to the electronic patient records system Mediviewer.
- Undertaking data input duties to ensure computerised records are kept up to date and accurate at all times, including filing and uploading on Mediviewer.
- Checking the secretarial team email and escalating concerns and queries from patients to the appropriate secretary and / or clinician.
- To take minutes for meetings as indicated by the Service Manager and Medical Secretaries.
- To be aware of Departmental Health and Safety requirements.
- To carry out any other reasonable duties as assigned by the Manager commensurate with grade.
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