Clerk / Typist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join out Spinal team to cover maternity leave. There are two posts available both full and part-time. Post holders will be required to provide an efficient administrative service to the clinicians and their teams.,

• Working within a team of administrative staff supporting the provision of an efficient secretarial support service to Consultants, Junior Medical Staff and other clinical staff within their team, i.e. Specialist Nurses
• Audio typing of letters and documents
• Deal with telephone enquires promptly
• Communicate with patients regarding appointments and admissions at the request of medical staff
• Cover admin posts Trust wide as required
• Keeping VR dictation/typing up to date for the clinical team so that clinic letters, referrals and any other correspondence is sent out in a timely manner
  
  The ability to work independently and follow the policies and procedures for your department is essential., The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, flexibility, reliability and must have an organised approach to work.
  
  Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.