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Salary Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is looking for an enthusiastic person to provide administrative and typing support to the Community Paediatrics Team, as directed by Medical Secretary/Team Co-ordinator.
This is a permanent, part time post working 32 hours per week.
General correspondence, reports and other communication by use of either audio typing techniques or other digital formats as directed, utilising the ability to accurately transcribe dictation, understanding the context and re-arranging as necessary.
Sort, distribute and prioritise internal/external post, including communication e-mail. Requesting case notes as necessary.
Provide cover for other members of staff as directed.
Obtain hospital case notes from both within the Trust and outside Trusts when required (ensuring case notes are tracered accurately using PAS at all times) and returned to Health Records in a timely manner. Prepare clinics by pulling physical notes from file.
Data quality check the outcomes of clinic annotations altering PAS to reflect the relevant clinical notes in close co-operation with the medical secretary.
Ensure case notes are maintained in accordance with the Trust’s Case Note Management Policy and that all correspondence, reports and results are filed correctly and in a timely manner.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.
The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.
The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
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Professional registration and qualification checks
Employment history and reference checks
Work health assessments
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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
