Audio Typist

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Une opportunité passionnante au sein de Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust pour un poste permanent d'admin audio typist. Le rôle consiste à fournir un soutien administratif essentiel tout en prenant en charge la communication avec les patients. Les candidats doivent posséder des compétences organisationnelles solides, une bonne connaissance de la confidentialité des patients, et une expérience antérieure dans un environnement de bureau, de préférence au sein du NHS.

Benefits

Développement professionnel

Congés annuels

Pension

Programmes de bien-être

Opportunités de réduction chez les détaillants

Qualifications

• Expérience antérieure dans un environnement de bureau et public.
• Compétences en informatique requises, notamment OCR niveau II.
• Engagement envers le développement personnel.

Responsibilities

• Assurer la communication avec les patients et les professionnels de santé.
• Gérer les documents patients et maintenir des enregistrements précis.
• Soutenir l'équipe de secrétariat avec des tâches administratives ad hoc.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Confidentialité

Prise d'initiative

Education

GCSE au grade C/4 en anglais et maths

OCR l ou II Typewriting qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Infoflex/SystmOne

Job description

Main area Administration Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent & Fixed Term Opportunities Available Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time: 37.5 hours per week or Part Time Working Available (inc evenings & weekends)) Job ref 190-0061-DIR-B

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Weston Park Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £24,169 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 06/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 21/07/2025

NHS AfC: Band 2

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The role provides essential administrative support within the Specialised Cancer Services Care Group. We are seeking enthusiastic, professional admin audio typists with strong communication, organisational, and administrative skills. The ideal candidates will be methodical, organised, flexible, and uphold the Trust’s PROUD values.

A good understanding of patient confidentiality and administrative experience is required, along with effective computer skills including OCR level II or equivalent typing experience within an office environment. Experience within an NHS practice and with computer systems is desirable.

Main duties of the job

Maintain effective communication and foster good relationships with internal and external contacts as appropriate.

Be responsible for contacting patients by telephone and the trusts text messaging services.

Ensure the typing of clinical correspondence is accurate and timely to distribute to patients and care professionals.

Process patient documentation and make available for the care team.

Support the Secretarial Team with adhoc admin duties as and when appropriate.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE at Grade C/4 in English and Maths (or equivalent qualifications) or equivalent experience
• OCR l or II Typewriting qualification or equivalent typing experience within an office environment

Experience

• Experience of working within an office environment
• Experience of working in a public facing role
• Relevant experience within the NHS

Further Training

• Knowledge of / experience of using information and/or customer service systems.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Previous experience Infoflex / 59R Software
• Previous experience of PAS / Infoflex / SystmOne (area specific software)

Skills and Knowledge

• Understanding of data protection issues and the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to deal with staff at all levels.
• Displays use of initiative with effective organisational skill
• Ability to prioritise and work to strict/conflicting deadlines
• On-going commitment to personal development

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on skilled worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the skilled worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here (link to the gov.uk website).

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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