# Typing Coordinator **Company**: Spire Washington **Location**: WASHINGTON, TYNE AND WEAR **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://elij.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/29385?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_36e9ab34-b03 ## Description Spire Washington have a great opportunity for a Typing Coordinator/Administrator to join their team. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative support to the NHS patient pathway, ensuring accurate processing, formatting, and distribution of patient correspondence. **Accountabilities and Activities:** - Format, quality check, and input patient and GP details onto clinical correspondence - Ensure patient letters are accurate, complete, and compliant with Trust and hospital standards - Handle NHS patient enquiries via telephone and email - Liaise with consultants and clinical teams to obtain sign-off and approval of patient correspondence - Print, prepare, and post patient and GP letters within agreed timescales - Process onward referrals and ensure supporting documentation is completed and forwarded - Upload patient letters and correspondence to HMS2 accurately and in a timely manner - Maintain accurate patient records and update information systems as required - Escalate urgent patient or clinical issues to the appropriate consultant or manager - Work closely with colleagues across departments to support efficient patient administration processes - Contribute to maintaining departmental service standards and performance targets - Attend relevant training sessions and meetings as required - Carry out any other duties that reasonably fall within the scope and responsibility of the post. **Qualifications, Training, and Experience:** - Good standard of general education, including GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics - Previous administrative experience in a healthcare, NHS, medical, or customer service environment is desirable - Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information - Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, and Excel - Experience of patient administration systems would be advantageous. **Benefits:** - 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays - Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options - Flexibility to maximise work-life balance - 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers - Free Bupa wellness screening - Private medical insurance - Life assurance - A great team, all dedicated to being the best ## Skills ### Required - Microsoft Office - Word - Outlook - Excel - patient administration systems ### Nice to have - previous administrative experience in a healthcare, NHS, medical or customer service environment - experience of handling confidential and sensitive information --- Source: [Apply at elij.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com](https://elij.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/29385?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)