Ophthalmology Clerk

If you wish to be offered on a secondment basis, you will need to have gained your line managers approval for the secondment prior to going to interview.

Swansea Bay Ophthalmology department has a large Outpatient presence in Singleton, Neath Port Talbot hospitals and various community hubs.

To undertake secretarial and admin duties

Shorthand/audio typing to produce standard clinic letters

Accurate transcription (audio/copy typing) of dictated clinical letters and discharge summaries, ensuring clarity, grammatical correctness and ensuring dictation matches patient entry.

To provide cover for Consultant secretaries within specialty during their annual leave and sickness - under supervision.

Liaise with Medical staff to ensure production and signing of letters is within appropriate timescales.

Typing of appropriate official correspondence and related clerical duties.

Request, receive and dispatch case notes, complying with the Medical Records Policy, in a timely manner and to ensure that all case notes, their content and other records are returned to file as quickly as possible in a tidy condition. Process all via Ifit tracking system.

Assist the Directorate Specialty Manager with Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathways and targets.

Maintain and update patients record details within the appropriate patient information system

Update patient details e.g. change of address, surname, G.P. ensuring case-notes update to agreed standard including printing of new labels.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.