Medical Typist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of Medical Typists based at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester or Worthing Hospital providing typing support to medical/surgical specialties within the Trust. Hours are flexible and can be discussed on interview. A minimum of 20hrs per week is a requirement for this post., To support the Typing Pool to provide comprehensive, accurate, professional and efficient typing support to medical / surgical specialties within the Trust.

• Type letters to patients, GPs, medical staff and any other required addressee following clinic attendance and other patient contacts.
• Proof reading electronic system generated letters.
• Highlight any investigations, outpatient appointments, results that are pending and require action from the Specialty Co-ordinator
• Use the patient administration system for updating and extracting patient information on a daily basis
• Use specialty databases for recording patient information/clinic activity for audit/survey purposes. These databases are ongoing and updated many times a day following patient activity. Regular audit of data is undertaken and decisions can then be made by the Consultant and Team as to appropriate service improvements
• Undertake routine office duties including electronic note tracking, photocopying, scanning of documents onto electronic notes system (Evolve), filing of correspondence and results and maintenance of records when required
• Be versatile and adaptable to the demands of the team. Work without supervision and take the initiative as and when required.

  At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer abuddy to help new members settle in.
  
  We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
  3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.