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.

We have full, part-time and weekend hours available.

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.

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of theUK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

**Improving lives**: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put ourPatient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourwellbeing programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

**Build a career with us**: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
- 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 Admin Teams.
- Use the patient administration system for updating and extracting patient information on a daily basis.
- Undertake routine office duties including scanning to Evolve.
- Be versatile and adaptable to the demands of the team. Work without supervision and take initiative when required.
- Contribute towards design and amendment of new template letters as required.
- Liaise with team members to ensure that any process changes run smoothly and efficiently.
- Take urgent action on complaints, seeking advice from the Typing Pool Manager where necessary.
- Assist and correctly advise new and existing colleagues.

For full details see attached Job Description.