Transcriptionist Oncology

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

Our Oncology and Palliative Care department is located in Christchurch Hospital, this department specialises in seeing and treating patients diagnosed and being treated for Cancer. This is a primarily outpatient focused service seeing approximately 57,000 patients in our outpatient service each year.

As a Transcriptionist, you will be working in this fast-paced environment. You will play a key role in our service, helping to achieve the best outcomes for our tūroro (patients) and whanaū while working within a great kapa (team).

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Christchurch Hospital.

As part of the Administration and Clerical Pay Equity Claim settlement this role has been mapped to National Band 3 /Profile 3B.

For further information about the administration and clerical pay equity settlement please follow the link below:
**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**

This role will see you providing quality secretarial support to a busy but very friendly department. Your role will predominantly involve:

- Transcribing clinical dictation
- Coordinating appointments with our clinicians and tūroro (patients)
- Collating information and ensuring completeness of the record
- Providing excellent customer service

Your skills will include:
**Essential**:

- Excellent customer service skills - people focused
- Excellent keyboard skills (typing speed of 50-70 wpm)
- Commitment and ability to achieve accuracy and maintain attention to detail
- Excellent organisational, time management and problem-solving skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and work unsupervised
- A team player
- Intermediate user in the Microsoft suite of products e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel
- High level of written and verbal communication skills

**Desired**:

- Broad administrative experience in a health-related field
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Familiarity with the public hospital system (including the patient management system)
- Awareness of people of differing cultural backgrounds.

**Mō mātou | About Us**

Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region.
- Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi_ - _Putting people at the heart of all we do - _

We are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations. We believe in improving, promoting, and protecting the health and well-being of the Canterbury and the West Coast community.

The culture at Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha, is driven by our **ā Mātou Uara (Our Value**:

- **s)**:

- Care and respect for others - Manaaki me te whakaute i te tangata.
- Integrity in all we do - Hāpai i ā mātou mahi katoa i runga i te pono.
- Responsibility for outcomes - Te Takohanga i ngā hua

**Ngā** **hua | Benefits of working at Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha**

When you work at Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and businesses. At Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha, you are part of something greater than yourself and encouraged to be your unique self.

We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles at Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha, there could be a place for you Please visit our careers website for other roles and find your ideal fit within Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha.

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