About this role
Job summary
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the ideal candidate to join the Medical Secretarial Team at the NHS Birmingham Dental Hospital & School of Dentistry.
The successful candidate will have relevant office experience and audio typing skills, strong verbal and written communication skills and will provide excellent support to our teams of Dental Consultants, Dental Core Trainees and Dental Students.
***Previous applicants need not apply***
Main duties of the job
Processing clinical letters to a high standard, using electronic audio transcribing systems. Ensuring accuracy and quality checks are carried out.
Liaising with patients/carers/parents and other NHS Trusts both verbally on the telephone and via letter or email.
Other administrative duties
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for a complete breakdown of responsibilities and criteria required for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Minimum of 3 GCSEs or equivalent, to include English Language or equivalent Word Processing/Typing RSA 3 or equivalent experience
Experience Essential
Relevant office experience, with audio typing Evidence of using audio transcription Working knowledge of IT software packages including Word, Excel and Outlook Ability to prioritise and organise own workload Working knowledge of Data Protection and GDPR
Desirable
Relevant experience as a medical secretary in the NHS or private sector
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address Birmingham Dental Hospital & School of Dentistry
5 Mill Pool Way, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B5 7EG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)