Clinical Typist / Administrator - Community Paediatrics

NHS; Worksop; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job description

Clinical Typist / Administrator - Community Paediatrics

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic administrator to join the Community Paediatric Administration Team in Bassetlaw Hospital.

This post is a permanent part-time position working 15 hours per week supporting the Community Paediatric clinical team.

The post holder will assist the Medical Secretary in providing an effective and efficient support service to clinical teams. The post holder will provide an efficient audio typing service to ensure that clinical correspondence and all associated actions have been actioned to ensure smooth progress throughout the patient pathway in line with clinical requests.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist the Medical Secretary to provide effective and efficient support to clinical teams, ensuring robust systems are in place for administrative management of patient pathways.

You will work flexibly as part of the team producing clinical correspondence using Medisec digital transcription software from outpatient attendances ensuring clinical line of priority and chronological order.

Knowledge of medical terminology is desirable alongside previous experience of working in a clerical administrative role. You will be required to promptly file correspondence and investigation results into case notes in line with the trust policy, ensure accuracy and recording of all clinical events as part of the patient pathway, and provide general administrative support where required across the whole team.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemes
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please follow the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Ability to deal calmly and diplomatically with a range of personalities and situations
• Team player with a professional approach to work and colleagues, able to develop good working relationships
• A methodical and organised approach to work
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines in a busy environment
• Customer care experience or qualification

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous experience working in a clerical/administrative role
• Demonstrable working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word
• Previous hospital or NHS experience working in a clerical/administrative role
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Qualifications/Training

• Minimum of 3 GCSEs including English and Maths at Grade C or above or equivalent qualification
• OCR/RSA/NVQ Level II or completion of a Business Administrative Level II Apprenticeship or demonstrable equivalent qualification and experience in keyboard skills and typing

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.

Employer name

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT