Typist - General Surgery | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mid Cheshire Hospitals; Crewe (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Typist to join the General Surgery Administration Team, covering colorectal, upper GI, vascular and breast work. You will provide fast, accurate typing and office support to a busy team of consultants.

Applicants should have good communication, the ability to work on your own initiative, and ideally knowledge of medical terminology and audio typing. The post involves handling patient information, filing, and using electronic systems to

Qualifications

• Fast, accurate typing skills are essential.
• Ability to provide administration support to a busy team.
• Knowledge of medical terminology would be an advantage.
• Audio typing experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist the PA/APA in providing a comprehensive secretarial service, including typing and distribution of documents and reports, recording information and filing.
• Provide clerical support to the divisions: retrieval, preparation and filing of patient information, appointments, correspondence, and filing.
• Maintain systems to ensure patient information is available and accurate according to quality standards.
• Use electronic systems for correspondence, clinic management and retrieval of results.
• Maintain constructive relationships within and across divisions to improve service efficiency.

Skills

Typing skills

Administration

Medical terminology

Audio typing

Job description

Typist - General Surgery | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the General Surgery Administration Team, which incorporates, Colorectal, Upper GI Vascular and Breast.

We are looking for someone with fast, accurate typing skills and the ability to provide administration support to a busy team who provide a secretarial/administration Consultants and their teams.

You will be motivated, have excellent communication skills and be able to work on your own initiative. Knowledge of medical terminology and audio typing would be an advantage.

The post-holders will work as part of a team in a shared office environment.

1. To assist the PA/ APA in providing a comprehensive secretarial service, organising and making arrangements, typing and distribution of documents and reports, recording information and filing, ensuring that all information and documentation is produced to expected standards of performance, and according to agreed timescales.
2. Provide a comprehensive clerical service to the Divisions, undertaking all relevant work-related tasks including retrieval, preparation and filing of patient information/data, arranging transport, booking appointments, correspondence, photocopying, faxing and emailing, distributing reports and letters according to the requirements of the service, where appropriate.
3. Maintain systems and process to ensure that patient information/data is available at the right time, that they are in the right place, and that they are complete and accurate according to the agreed quality standard.

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.

1. Update patient information/data when patients have been seen, according to the agreed quality standard, locate and retrieve supplementary documentation for patient information/data as required, filing diagnostic reports and essential documents in the appropriate place.
2. Maintain the case note tracking system, ensuring that is functioning correctly, promptly solving and/or reporting difficulties and hold-ups.
3. Be able to use the required electronic systems for correspondence, clinic management and the retrieval of results, as and when required.
4. Maintain constructive relationships with others, within and across Divisions and externally in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services to patients.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Oct 2026