Audio Medical Secretary

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
London
Salary
12.00 - 15.00 GBP Hourly
Posted
16 Sep 2021
Closes
14 Oct 2021
Contract Type
Temporary
Hours
Full Time
Audio Medical Secretary

Sector: Medical

Base: Hospital

Location: Hampstead

Type of role: Temporary

Band: 4

Pay Rate: GBP12.00 to GBP15.00 per hour umbrella depending on skill and experience

Duration of the role: This is temporary role expected to be for 3 months and maybe longer

Working hours and days: 8.30am-5pm

Breaks: 30 minute lunch break (unpaid) and two 15-minute breaks in the morning and afternoon (paid).

Experience required: The successful candidates must have Medical Audio Typing within the NHS or Medical Sector

The job role will include the following:

* Full Medical Audio Typing duties with 95 - 100% Audio Typing

* Medical Audio typing of all correspondence from audiotape or dictation for the Consultants and their teams within set deadlines.

* To type patient letters, discharge summaries and general correspondence as dictated by the clinical team with use of the digital dictation system to a high degree of speed and accuracy and to action the outcomes of the correspondence timely. To carry out diary management for named consultant(s)

* To answer all incoming telephone calls and emails from patients, carers and other healthcare professionals in an efficient manner, referring onto other departments and agencies as appropriate.

* Support team members to deliver relevant work objectives through offering guidance and advice and assisting with training of new staff as appropriate.

* Responsible for making patients' appointments and arranging admissions to the wards and for informing the patients of arrangements made.

* Responsible for providing a full secretarial service to the Consultant and his/her team.

* To be responsible in managing own workload and assisting other medical secretaries to provide a full secretarial service to other Consultants