Job summary
- Main area
- Various
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 21 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-COR-BR-0645
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- MSE
- Town
- Chelmsford Essex
- Salary
- £24,465 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Typist
Band 2
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
The successful candidate will need to have very solid keyboard skills to undertake this role, preferably with a qualification of audio typing or copy typing or demonstrable experience typing high volumes of notes or documents.
Working in a team you will be trained to type clinical dictation in a variety of specialities developing a wealth of knowledge of medical terminology.
Main duties of the job
Audio typing skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel are essential.
An understanding of medical terminology is desirable and advantageous although not essential as training will be provided together with training on the Digital Dictation system.
If you are enthusiastic, have good IT and communication skills and enjoy working in a team then we would like to hear from you. In return we can offer you a supportive, fast moving and varied job, in an often-busy environment.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education in English & Maths
Desirable criteria
- AMSPAR level 2
Specific experience
Essential criteria
- Administrative & typing experience
Desirable criteria
- RSA or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working in a fast paced environment
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Farzana Wahab
- Job title
- Administrator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01245974638
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