Medical Secretary- Cellular Pathology

Main area Administration Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Working hours are 09:00 – 17:00) Job ref 419-7113991-MS-SH-A

Site Hull Royal Infirmary Town Hull Salary £27,485 – £30,162 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 25/06/2025

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

SHYPS Cellular Pathology Department have a vacancy for a Secretary to join our busy support team, located on the Hull Royal Infirmary site. This role is a great opportunity for a capable secretary with excellent organisational and communication skills to contribute to vital, patient focussed support to the acute Trusts in the SHYPS network by providing a comprehensive secretarial service to Pathology Consultants and their teams.

Selection will be by interview and a short skills assessment which will be held face to face on Wednesday 25 June 2025.

Main duties of the job

The Cellular Pathology secretaries are part of a wider administrative team delivering in a fast paced and time sensitive environment. Each secretary supports one or more clinical speciality.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the management and tracking of pathology cases and preparation of information for weekly MDT meetings, providing secretarial support to Consultant Pathologists including copy and audio typing, liaison with the Lab and clinical teams to progress cases, managing cases referred into and out of the service for specialist work.

To maintain delivery across all specialities Medical Secretaries provide cover to other areas where needed. Where applicable they will also provide day-to-day work supervision of Assistant Medical Secretaries, Administrators and Typistswithin the team

Working for our organisation

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

· Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

· 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

· A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

· A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

· Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

· NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

· An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

· Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust\’s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr. recruitment@nhs.net .

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE English Language, Grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• ECDL
• Qualification or appropriate training in Customer Service
• AMSPAR

Knowledge

• In depth knowledge of office processes and procedures
• Thorough knowledge of medical terminology
• Experience of using a variety of IT applications, including Microsoft Office

Experience

• Minimum 2 years secretarial/senior administrative experience
• Experience of working in a customer focused environment
• Experience of staff supervision

Skills

• Evidence of the ability to successfully communicate with all levels and disciplines of staff, patients, carers and external agencies
• Evidence of the ability to manage and prioritise conflicting deadlines and pressures
• Evidence of the ability to work effectively on own initiative and exercise judgement to resolve problems
• Evidence of a High level of interpersonal skills, including sensitivity, diplomacy and empathy
• Evidence of Excellent organisational skills
• Evidence of an ability to assimilate new practices and knowledge
• Evidence of an ability to get on well with members of a team

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be availableon a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check – basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or email sensitive@dbs.gov.uk .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York – consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale – an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

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Application numbers

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

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