University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Medical Typist

The closing date is 09 February 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of Medical Typists based at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester or Worthing Hospital providing typing support to medical/surgical specialties within the Trust.

Hours are flexible and can be discussed on interview. A minimum of 20hrs per week is a requirement for this post.

Main duties of the job

To support the Typing Pool to provide comprehensive, accurate, professional and efficient typing support to medical / surgical specialties within the Trust.

Type letters to patients, GPs, medical staff and any other required addressee following clinic attendance and other patient contacts.
Proof reading electronic system generated letters.
Highlight any investigations, outpatient appointments, results that are pending and require action from the Specialty Co-ordinator
Use the patient administration system for updating and extracting patient information on a daily basis
Use specialty databases for recording patient information/clinic activity for audit/survey purposes. These databases are ongoing and updated many times a day following patient activity. Regular audit of data is undertaken and decisions can then be made by the Consultant and Team as to appropriate service improvements
Undertake routine office duties including electronic note tracking, photocopying, scanning of documents onto electronic notes system (Evolve), filing of correspondence and results and maintenance of records when required
Be versatile and adaptable to the demands of the team. Work without supervision and take the initiative as and when required.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer abuddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

Candidate Pack

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Term time hours

Reference number

279-7619051-JAN26

Job locations

St Richard's Hospital & Worthing Hospital

Spitalfield Lane

Chichester

PO19 6SE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

Type letters to patients, GPs medical staff and any other required addressee following clinic attendance and other patient contacts.
Proof reading electronic system generated letters.
Highlight any investigations, outpatient appointments, results that are pending and require action from the Specialty Admin Teams.
Use the patient administration system for updating and extracting patient information on a daily basis.
Undertake routine office duties including scanning to Evolve.
Be versatile and adaptable to the demands of the team. Work without supervision and take initiative when required.
Contribute towards design and amendment of new template letters as required.
Liaise with team members to ensure that any process changes run smoothly and efficiently.
Take urgent action on complaints, seeking advice from the Typing Pool Manager where necessary.
Assist and correctly advise new and existing colleagues.

For full details see attached Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

Type letters to patients, GPs medical staff and any other required addressee following clinic attendance and other patient contacts.
Proof reading electronic system generated letters.
Highlight any investigations, outpatient appointments, results that are pending and require action from the Specialty Admin Teams.
Use the patient administration system for updating and extracting patient information on a daily basis.
Undertake routine office duties including scanning to Evolve.
Be versatile and adaptable to the demands of the team. Work without supervision and take initiative when required.
Contribute towards design and amendment of new template letters as required.
Liaise with team members to ensure that any process changes run smoothly and efficiently.
Take urgent action on complaints, seeking advice from the Typing Pool Manager where necessary.
Assist and correctly advise new and existing colleagues.

For full details see attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Skills & Experience

Essential

RSA II or equivalent experience
Accurate audio typing in an office environment
Computer literate in MS Word
Flexible team worker
Good literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

Understanding of hospital environment
Understanding / experience of medical terminology
Previous secretarial experience
NVQ 3 qualification

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Person Specification

Skills & Experience

Essential

RSA II or equivalent experience
Accurate audio typing in an office environment
Computer literate in MS Word
Flexible team worker
Good literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

Understanding of hospital environment
Understanding / experience of medical terminology
Previous secretarial experience
NVQ 3 qualification

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

St Richard's Hospital & Worthing Hospital

Spitalfield Lane

Chichester

PO19 6SE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

St Richard's Hospital & Worthing Hospital

Spitalfield Lane

Chichester

PO19 6SE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)