Audio Typist

Main area Vascular Department Grade NHS AfC:
Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (08:00-16:00, also covering a 09:00-17:00 on a rota basis) Job
-1170-DIR-SP-A

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £24,465 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 09/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/03/2026

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems.

Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Audio Typist to join the Vascular Department at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. There are 14 consultants and 4 nurses within this time This role is pivotal in enabling the Directorate to provide a high-quality, comprehensive and professional administrative service to patients, relatives, carers and other internal and external stakeholders.

Vascular Service is based at the Northern General Hospital and is the service provider for South Yorkshire.

The main duty of this role is accurately typing patient letters relating to clinic appointments, test results, referrals, discharge summaries from digital audio dictation, long hand, or verbal dictation. Aiming towards turning typing around in 48 hours. Use of Microsoft work programmes and hospital systems.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of its staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and most successful healthcare employers in the UK. We offer fantastic opportunities for career progression, training and development, ensuring that roles are both challenging and rewarding.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

• GCSE at Grade C/4 in English and Maths (or equivalent qualifications) or equivalent experience
• OCR l or II Typewriting qualification or equivalent typing experience within an office environment

• Experience of working within an office environment
• Experience of working in a public facing role
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word
• Relevant experience within the NHS
• Vascular Medical Terminology
• General Clerical and administrative experience
• Relevant experience of using/typing medical terminology within a secretarial/clerical role within the NHS
• Experience of using a digital dictation system

• Knowledge of / experience of using information and/or customer service systems
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Previous experience Infoflex / 59R Software
• Previous experience of PAS / Infoflex / Systm One (area specific software

• Understanding of data protection issues and the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to deal with staff at all levels
• Displays use of initiative with effective organisational skill
• Ability to prioritise and work to strict/conflicting deadlines
• On-going commitment to personal development

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

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