Typist/Business Administration Assistant Blackpool, England
Job description
Provide G2 speech recognition duties to support all medical secretaries within the Stroke Dept who support the consultants workload. Other duties will include include filing results, retrieving/ distributing case note files from all areas of the trust, tracing hospital records using the hospital information system, typing ad-hoc correspondence using Microsoft Word in addition to collecting post. Other duties incorporated and subject to the ever changing needs of providing a specialised patient service.
1. To provide G2 speech recognition duties to support the medical secretaries in a timely manner in order to meet the required timescales set by management team.
2. To retrieve & deliver patient’s case notes from the hospital’s filing departments, or other parts of the hospital when required in order to support the team demands. Use of a trolley is required. You are responsible for the correct loading of the case note trolley and must not overload.
3. Tracing hospital records using the Hospital Information System.
4. Assist with the photocopying and distribution of information and case notes as required.
5. Filing of documentation.
6. Any other general office duties i.e. answering the telephone, taking messages etc. as and when required. Other duties, which can be subject to change in order to meet the demands and the ever changing services in order to support a team of Medical Secretaries.
7. You will be responsible for your actions and omissions in terms of health and safety and agree to attend all mandatory training and adhere to the guidelines at all times.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
To enter all patient information on to the departmental/hospital computer systems ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and compliance with departmental/Trust data quality guidelines.
Clinical transcription/editing of clinical letters via the G2 Speech Recognition System to support the Medical Secretaries in order to meet the required timescales set by the management team.
To retrieve & deliver patient’s case notes from the hospital’s filing departments, or other parts of the hospital when required in order to support the team demands. Use of a trolley is required. You are responsible for the correct loading of the case note trolley and must not overload.
Tracing hospital records using the Hospital Information System. Book patient appointments in accordance with departmental protocols.
Assist with the photocopying and distribution of information and case notes as required.
Filing of documentation.
Must remain highly confidential when dealing with any information regarding patients.
You will be responsible for your actions and omissions in terms of health and safety and agree to attend all mandatory training and adhere to the guidelines at all times.
Responsible for participation in the Trust appraisal process, identifying own mandatory professional, personal development and training needs.
Any other general office duties i.e. answering the telephone, taking messages etc. as and when required. Other duties, which can be subject to change in order to meet the needs of the service, including the implementation of any new IT systems.
