Medical TypistNHS

Job summary

The Medical Typist will provide an efficient, accurate and confidential medical typing service to support the clinical and administrative teams at Tyneside Surgical Services.

The post holder will be responsible for the accurate production of clinical correspondence, reports, clinic letters, operative notes, discharge summaries and other medical documentation from digital dictation or other approved source material.

The Medical Typist will work closely with consultants, nurses, clinicians and administrative colleagues to ensure that clinical correspondence is produced accurately and within agreed timescales.

Main duties of the job

Accurately transcribe medical correspondence from digital dictation and other approved sources.

Type outpatient clinic letters, consultation letters, operative notes, procedure reports, discharge summaries and other clinical correspondence.

Ensure documentation is accurately formatted and presented in accordance with Tyneside Surgical Services standards.

Check spelling grammar punctuation and medical terminology.

Ensure patient names dates of birth NHS numbers and other identifying information are accurately recorded.

Identify obvious discrepancies or omissions within dictated correspondence and refer these to the appropriate clinician or manager.

Ensure correspondence is completed and returned within agreed departmental timescales.

Amend and retype correspondence when requested by clinicians.

Maintain accurate electronic and or paper records in accordance with local procedures.

Job description

Accurately transcribe medical correspondence from digital dictation and other approved sources.

Type outpatient clinic letters, consultation letters, operative notes, procedure reports, discharge summaries and other clinical correspondence.

Ensure documentation is accurately formatted and presented in accordance with Tyneside Surgical Services standards.

Check spelling, grammar, punctuation and medical terminology.

Ensure patient names, dates of birth, NHS numbers and other identifying information are accurately recorded.

Identify obvious discrepancies or omissions within dictated correspondence and refer these to the appropriate clinician or manager.

Ensure correspondence is completed and returned within agreed departmental timescales.

Amend and retype correspondence when requested by clinicians.

Maintain accurate electronic and or paper records in accordance with local procedures.

About us

Tyneside Surgical Services is an independent provider who treats a wide range of specialities. Established in 2007, the company has continued to grow and has its own day case facility within the Team Valley site in Gateshead. The facility comprises a surgical day case unit, endoscopy, outpatient clinic facilities, as well as on-site MRI and ultrasound scanning.

Tyneside Surgical Services provides care to both NHS and private patients and is committed to providing safe, effective and patient-centred care within a professional clinical environment.