Audio typist - Oncology

Have you got secretarial typing experience & looking for a career within the NHS, this could be the job for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 2 Audio Typist within the Kent Oncology Unit at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

A good range of secretarial skills, including knowledge of medical terminology and audio word-processing, is required. The ability to organise your day and work as part of a team are also desirable. Applicants should be confident, self-motivated and be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to duties.

Main duties of the job

You should be self-motivated with the ability to work in a busy and pressured environment. You should be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to duties.

Typing will be an essential part of the job role, so IT skills are a must. Knowledge and experience within the Health sector would be beneficial but not essential.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff, we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Job responsibilities

We have provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education
• Formal qualification in keyboard skills
• Educated to GCSE/GCE level
• Formal qualification relevant to role (e.g., customer service)

Experience/Knowledge

• Some experience allied to the role (e.g., typing and administrative)
• Experience of work requiring a methodical and organised approach
• Experience of working within a hospital/NHS/public sector setting
• Experience of a variety of IT systems (e.g., Word/Excel/hospital administration systems)

Skills

• Typing speed of 50 wpm
• Good standard of general education
• Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
• Excellent time management, organisation, and communication skills
• Ability to meet required deadlines
• Communicate effectively with patients/carers
• Flexible approach to work
• Understanding of the requirements of the audio typist role
• Knowledge of confidentiality
• Appropriate awareness of related activities
• Decision making - knowing when to refer
• Experience of a variety of word processing packages
• Use of e-mail
• Other office systems knowledge
• Experience of databases
• Able to deal with a busy workload

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.