Cellular Pathology Secretary
Department: Cellular Pathology
Band 3, £25,760 – £27,476 per annum, pro rata
Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, Fixed Term Contract
All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Key Details
- Band 3
- Annual salary: £25,760 – £27,476, pro rata
- Full time, 37.5 hours per week
- 9‑month fixed term contract
- Flexible working arrangements available
Role Overview
The Cellular Pathology Department is seeking a motivated and versatile individual with a positive ‘can do’ attitude to join our professional and friendly team as a Departmental Secretary. The role supports an efficient, high quality Cellular Pathology service through a range of secretarial and administrative activities. Medical terminology is an advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide efficient secretarial support to Consultant Histopathologists, including entry of diagnostic reports and typing of medical correspondence
- Work methodically, paying close attention to detail in all tasks
- Troubleshoot queries and manage the administrative mailbox
- File and retrieve blocks and slides for referral to specialist centres
- Support the delivery of a high quality, responsive and comprehensive Cellular Pathology service for the trust and its users
- Liaise with Pathologists to ensure the provision of a quality secretarial service
- Respond to telephone calls from hospital staff, GPs, and other Cellular Pathology departments at other Trusts
- Work with laboratory management and technical team to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, including ISO 15189, the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), and screening programmes
- Assist the Cellular Pathology team in meeting departmental and trust KPIs
- Work safely in accordance with trust health and safety policy and departmental policies
- Comply with clinical governance and risk management policies and complete all mandatory training as per trust guidelines
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- liaise closely with departmental technical and clinical staff to ensure that all work is performed to required standards
- Provide approved departmental information to other healthcare professionals in a professional and competent manner, using verbal and electronic communication
- Establish effective and collaborative working relationships with key staff
- Organise and prioritise daily duties to provide a quality service
- Accountably maintain high personal standards of work
- Work safely in accordance with department and Trust health and safety and risk management policies
- Maintain a high standard of confidentiality and comply with relevant Trust policies
Equal Opportunities
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and offers a range of flexible working practices.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Additional Information
MKUH reserves the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received. Approval of identifications is confirmed by both identification scanning technology and verification of original documents. Acceptance of this role implies consent for transfer of application data to the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system and, if necessary, to another NHS organisation under the streamlining programme. Upon commencing employment, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period of six months, with an option to extend for an additional six months, making a total of twelve months.
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Department: Cellular PathologyBand 3, £25,760 – £27,476 per annum, pro rataHours: Full time, 37.5 per week, Fixed Term ContractAll MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Key Details
- Band 3
- Annual salary: £25,760 – £27,476, pro rata
- Full time, 37.5 hours per week
- 9‑month fixed term contract
- Flexible working arrangements available
Role Overview
The Cellular Pathology Department is seeking a motivated and versatile individual with a positive ‘can do’ attitude to join our professional and friendly team as a Departmental Secretary. The role supports an efficient, high quality Cellular Pathology service through a range of secretarial and administrative activities. Medical terminology is an advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide efficient secretarial support to Consultant Histopathologists, including entry of diagnostic reports and typing of medical correspondence
- Work methodically, paying close attention to detail in all tasks
- Troubleshoot queries and manage the administrative mailbox
- File and retrieve blocks and slides for referral to specialist centres
- Support the delivery of a high quality, responsive and comprehensive Cellular Pathology service for the trust and its users
- Liaise with Pathologists to ensure the provision of a quality secretarial service
- Respond to telephone calls from hospital staff, GPs, and other Cellular Pathology departments at other Trusts
- Work with laboratory management and technical team to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, including ISO 15189, the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), and screening programmes
- Assist the Cellular Pathology team in meeting departmental and trust KPIs
- Work safely in accordance with trust health and safety policy and departmental policies
- Comply with clinical governance and risk management policies and complete all mandatory training as per trust guidelines
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- liaise closely with departmental technical and clinical staff to ensure that all work is performed to required standards
- Provide approved departmental information to other healthcare professionals in a professional and competent manner, using verbal and electronic communication
- Establish effective and collaborative working relationships with key staff
- Organise and prioritise daily duties to provide a quality service
- Accountably maintain high personal standards of work
- Work safely in accordance with department and Trust health and safety and risk management policies
- Maintain a high standard of confidentiality and comply with relevant Trust policies
Equal Opportunities
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and offers a range of flexible working practices.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Additional Information
MKUH reserves the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received. Approval of identifications is confirmed by both identification scanning technology and verification of original documents. Acceptance of this role implies consent for transfer of application data to the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system and, if necessary, to another NHS organisation under the streamlining programme. Upon commencing employment, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period of six months, with an option to extend for an additional six months, making a total of twelve months.
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