# Audio Typist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/audio-typist/b62fb451-c6c4-4030-8bf2-20b9a92eb150
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/audio-typist/b62fb451-c6c4-4030-8bf2-20b9a92eb150.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Blackburn
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-24T17:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T07:43:09.044Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Burnley/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology-v8146012
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8146012?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**

To carry out a wide range of administrative, clerical  and computer centered duties and provide support to the medical secretaries in a busy ophthalmology department.

### Main duties of the job

- Transcription and production from Electronic Digital Dictation system of clinic letters/ reports ete
- Retrieve and track case notes from Medical Records department via e-mail, telephone
- Be fully conversant with the use of office machinery, eg photocopier/scan, email and Microsoft office, Word, Excel and Outlook packages
- Respond to telephone and e-mail enquiries, contact with members of the public and staff of all disciplines, with tact, selectivity, and confidentiality at all times
- Support new starters during their training period
- As requested, attend inter-departmental meetings to discuss any changes in working practice
- participate in the collective aims of the department and to continually improve the level of service with our aims and objectives
- attend all mandatory Trust training Sessions and sessions relevant to the job role
- Provide flexibility in terms of hours worked in accordance with the needs of the service

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As listed in main duties of job above

To carry out a wide range of administrative, clerical  and computer centered duties and provide support to the medical secretaries in a busy ophthalmology department.

## Person Specification

### Job Experience

**Essential**

- Previous administrative experience
- Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook etc

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of Cerner Millenium EPR

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSE English Grade 4 or above
- Good Keyboard Skiills

**Desirable**

- RSA/OCR Audio typing or equivalent

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Proven communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
- Ability to prioritise own workload and work to deadlines

**Desirable**

- Able to provide reasonable flexibility in terms of hours worked

## Documents

- [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761)
- [job description (pdf, 103.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10445181)
- [person specification (pdf, 67.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10445182)
- [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405)
- [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494)

## Agent Notes

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