Administration Assistant/typist - East Dermatology Service

Mcht; Macclesfield; Híbrido; GBP 23.000 - 28.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Macclesfield is seeking an NHS Administrator/Typist to join the Dermatology admin team. The role focuses on providing typing support, updating patient records, and handling correspondence for clinicians and patients.

NHS experience would be advantageous, with emphasis on accuracy and confidentiality. The post offers a permanent contract, 37.5 hours per week, and a salary of £25,272 per year (pro rata).

Formación

• Typing letters, reports and referrals.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Basic IT skills including MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

Responsabilidades

• Typing letters, reports and referrals.
• Updating and maintaining patient records and databases.
• Preparing correspondence for GPs, consultants and other healthcare professionals.
• Processing incoming and outgoing mail and emails.
• Filing and retrieving confidential patient information.
• Supporting clinics and administrative teams with day-to-day tasks.
• Using NHS computer systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Maintaining confidentiality and information governance.

Conocimientos

Typing letters

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Data entry

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Herramientas

NHS systems

Electronic patient records

Descripción del empleo

Band 2

Main area administration Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 412-DCSS-8344150

Site Waters Green Medical Centre Town Macclesfield Salary £25,272 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and motivated Dermatology admin team based at Waters Green Medical Centre in Macclesfield.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and well organised individual to join our team.Ideally the candidate will have good IT skills and attention to detail,you must also have good customer care skills and interpersonal skills. NHS experience would be an advantage.

An NHS Administrator/Typist provides administrative and typing support to clinical staff, patients, and the wider healthcare team. The role usually involves handling correspondence, updating patient records, typing clinical documents, arranging appointments, and maintaining accurate records.

Main duties of the job

Typical duties

Typing letters, reports, referrals.

• Managing histologie's and directing to correct clinician for results

Updating and maintaining patient records and databases.

Preparing correspondence for GPs, consultants and other healthcare professionals.

Processing incoming and outgoing mail and emails.

Filing and retrieving confidential patient information.

Supporting clinics and administrative teams with day-to-day tasks.

Using NHS computer systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Following NHS policies on confidentiality, data protection and information governance.

Communicating with patients, relatives, healthcare professionals and other departments.

Skills and experience usually required

Good typing and keyboard skills.

Good written and verbal communication.

Basic to good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Ability to organise workload and meet deadlines.

Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Understanding of confidentiality and handling sensitive information.

Previous NHS, healthcare, office or administrative experience can be advantageous, but can provide training.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make The Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a comprehensive administration and clerical service to the Service. Maintain the preparation and flow of patient data/information, hard copy or electronic, ensuring that all data/information is maintained to the agreed quality standard and available at the right time and place. The post holder will also be expected to organise own workload in order to maintain an efficient and professional service.

Person specification

Skills

• Basic all round IT skills

Knowledge

• NHS knowledge
• RTT and/or cancer pathways

Experience

• Working with sensitive information
• Working with vulnerable and emotional people

Key Messages

We are a forces-friendly employers.

Candidates should ensure that all submissions and interactions reflect the candidate’s own skills, experience, and understanding. Any use of AI that compromises the integrity, fairness, or authenticity of the recruitment process may result en disqualification from consideration, withdrawal of offer, or dismissal if this these circumstances come to light post hire.

Candidates that require sponsorship to work in the UK are strongly advised to check the Government website for up-to-date information about whether the role they are applying for (incl. offered salary) is eligible.

Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process and we’ll be happy to discuss this with you.

We actively promote flexible working so please discuss any requirements you may have with us.

Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account. Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.

Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.

You are required to pay for a DBS disclosure where the post requires one, and we encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.

We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

We expect to receive a very high level of applications for this vacancy, and due to this a limit has been set on the number of applications we are able to receive. Once this limit is reached the vacancy will close. We would urge interested candidates who meet the specification to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.