Clinical Transcriptionist - Dermatology

NHS; Salford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Salford is seeking a Clinical Transcriptionist to provide transcriptionist and administrative support within the Dermatology Services. The ideal candidate will possess excellent audio-typing skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Responsibilities include managing patient data and supporting medical professionals to improve patient services. A competitive salary and flexible working opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Fantastic annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Clinical Transcriptionist elsewhere or as a Clinical Transcriptionist in this Trust.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive transcriptionist and administrative service to the clinical team.
• Manage a variety of tasks and prioritize accordingly to meet patients' needs.
• Administratively support the medical secretaries, medical team & consultants.

Skills

Ability to communicate with patients and senior members of staff

A good understanding of Microsoft Office, Outlook, audio typing, hospital databases

Ability to prioritise workload / work on own initiative

Education

RSA II or equivalent

ECDL qualification

Qualification in medical secretarial studies

Job description

Clinical Transcriptionist - Dermatology

The closing date is 08 December 2025

Working within Dermatology Services you will provide a comprehensive transcriptionist / secretarial and administrative service to the clinical team. You will be an important part of the team, working in a rewarding environment. This role will be based at Radcliffe Primary Care Centre which is located in Radcliffe.

A leading Foundation Trust, confirmed as being the best performing hospital in the North West and the second Trust nationally to receive a top accreditation for patient safety and quality.

This interesting and varied role requires the ability to work well on your own initiative whilst being committed to teamwork as you will need to work with others to meet the patients\' needs.

This is a secondment for 12 months and will require your current manager\'s approval

Main duties of the job

• You must possess good communication skills; have the ability to effectively work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative, proven organisational skills and a strong commitment to personal and professional development. The department is extremely busy; you must possess the ability to manage a variety of tasks and prioritize accordingly.
• You must provide a strong commitment to improving patient services and ensuring the department continues to perform well in line with national patient measures. You will be responsible for implementing and managing systems for the office/team workload, ensuring work is completed within strict timescales.
• Administratively supporting the medical secretaries, medical team & consultants, you will need excellent Audio-Typing experience, exercise your judgement and initiative based on experience and knowledge of arising problems and taking appropriate action to resolve situations.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we\'re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RSA II or equivalent
• Possession of ECDL qualification
• Qualification in medical secretarial studies

Skills

• Ability to communicate with patients and senior members of staff
• A good understanding of Microsoft Office, Outlook, audio typing, hospital databases
• Ability to prioritise workload / work on own initiative

Experience

• Proven experience as a Clinical Transcriptionist elsewhere or as a Clinical Transcriptionist in this Trust

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata, per annum