Audio Typist | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust


Company:	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Salary:	£25,272 pa
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Burnley, BB10 2PQ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

To carry out a wide range of administrative, clerical and computer centred duties and provide support for the Medical Secretaries. This is working in the ophthalmology department, based at Burnley General Hospital.

Transcription and production from Electronic Digital Dictation system of clinic letters/ reports etc

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

Establish and maintain efficient office systems, including filing systems and maintain booking out/and booking in system for case-notes

Liaise with Secretaries to arrange a drop off/collection of case notes from clinics etc

General clerical duties including filing, photocopying, and answering the telephone

Support new starters during their training period

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

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) was established in 2003 and is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

We employ 10,000 staff, some of whom are award winning and internationally renowned for their work and achievements. We treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. Our high quality healthcare services are offered across five hospital sites and various community sites

We are committed to delivering the best possible healthcare services to the local population while ensuring the future viability of our services. This will be achieved by continually improving the productivity and efficiency of services. Our core focus has enabled demonstrable improvement in our key access, quality and performance indicators

Main duties are audio typing of clinical correspondence. Retrieve and track in/out case notes, check appointments are made, check investigations are requested. Support the medical secretaries as well as liaise with secretaries and clinical staff as required.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Sep 2026

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