Support Secretary/Typist

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days annual leave

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated administration professional to support the clinical correspondence process for patient pathways. The role focuses on accurate typing, transcription, and timely production of letters, while maintaining high standards of confidentiality and quality.

You will work within a supportive team, using NHS IT systems to communicate with Consultant Secretaries and Waiting List Coordinators to manage patient pathways and

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative and typing skills.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral.
• Attention to detail with ability to multi-task.
• Familiarity with NHS IT systems and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Typing, transcribing and checking clinical correspondence and documents relating to patient pathways.
• Produce letters within the agreed time frame with quality and accuracy.
• Respond to queries and requests to manage the patient’s pathway.
• Communicate actions via IT solutions with Consultant Secretaries and Waiting List Coordinators.

Job description

This post holder to be responsible for the typing, transcribing and checking of clinical correspondence and documents relating to patient pathways via the use of audio digital dictation. Responsible for producing letters within the agreed time frame ensuring quality and accuracy is maintained at all times. Manage the patient's pathway by responding to queries and requests in clinical correspondence. Communicating these actions via the use of the IT solutions provided to communicate with the Consultant Secretaries and Waiting List Coordinators. The role and duties must be carried out in line with all national and local targets and achieve all KPI's. Are you currently working in the NHS or similar environment and have fantastic administration and typing skills? A great multitasker? A good eye for detail? Would you like to be part of a supportive team who work together to help our patients? You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our secretarial and admin team. The post holder will provide an excellent administrative service to enable the delivery of an effective, efficient and timely service to our patients and their families. If you enjoy communicating with people, are a good team player with excellent oral and written communication skills, and have a willingness to contribute to positive team working, we would love to hear from you!

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunatelynot eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration., Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunatelynot eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration. We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity.

Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include;

• flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• free eye tests and health checks
• gym discount
• free bicycle loan scheme
• salary sacrifice car scheme
• support with stress
• bereavement
• relationships
• finance
• and much more