At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide secretarial support to Consultant Pathologists and manage departmental workloads.
- Company: Join Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, a leading NHS organisation.
- Benefits: Generous pension, 27 days annual leave, NHS discounts, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Embrace diversity and inclusion in a dynamic NHS setting.
- Why this job: Make a difference in healthcare while developing your administrative skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience as a medical secretary with excellent IT and interpersonal skills.
The predicted salary is between 28392 - 31157 £ per year.
Job Overview
Admin and Clerical – Grade NHS Af C Band 4 – Permanent – Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Mon‑Fri 9‑5) – Job ref 409‑7900577‑A – Site: Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, Town: Warrington.
The role is based at Warrington Hospital with a potential shift to Whiston in the future. Relocation to Whiston is expected.
Provide comprehensive secretarial services to Consultant Pathologists, junior medical staff and the Departmental Manager in the Cellular Pathology Department, assisting with the organisation of their workloads.
Manage workload, coordinate with other medical secretaries to ensure efficient service.
Execute duties to contribute positively to the organisation of work, exercising initiative commensurate with the role and maintaining confidentiality at all times.
An important note: The JD & PS are currently under Af C review and are subject to change.
Main duties of the job
- Type histology and non‑gynaecological cytology reports into the Telepath system, ensuring all patient, requester and clinical details are correct and correlating the handwritten/dictated report with the diagnosis written on the request card, highlighting discrepancies to medical staff.
- Use SNOMED to ensure the Doctor has allocated the appropriate codes; accurate selection of codes is essential for audit purposes within the department and within the Trust.
- Ensure all reports have medical authorisation before distribution to wards, departments, general practitioners, etc.
- Raise outstanding or urgent reports required for outpatient appointments, ward rounds, etc.
- Distribute signed Coroner’s post‑mortem reports in accordance with H. M. Coroner guidelines to consultants, general practitioners and other agreed healthcare workers.
Person specification & Qualifications
- RSA/OCRIII typing or equivalent.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- AMSPAR or equivalent experience.
- Shorthand skills / speed writing.
- 2 years’ experience as medical secretary.
- Excellent IT skills – Microsoft Office products.
- Previous experience within the NHS.
Skills
- Self‑motivated and able to work with limited supervision.
- Ability to manage difficult/sensitive situations.
- Use own initiative and prioritise own workload.
- Maintain computerised and manual filing/documentation system accurately.
- Work well as part of a team.
- Knowledge of Hospital IT systems.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Comply with Trust policies and procedures.
- Understanding of confidential nature of role and awareness of Data Protection Act.
- Ability to withstand pressure of work.
Benefits
- Generous pension scheme.
- Unsocial hours payments (where applicable).
- 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro‑rata).
- Access to a range of NHS discounts.
- Flexible working – all employees have the right to request flexible working and there is no limit on how many requests may be made.
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity and respect for all individuals.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspectives and experience each candidate brings.
We explicitly welcome individuals from under‑represented groups, in line with our commitment to Equality and Diversity.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Similarly, we commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria.
We operate anonymous short‑listing – no personal information is shared with the recruiting manager.
Equality monitoring information you provide is used to review recruitment practices and for offers of disability reasonable adjustments.
Contact
Name: Lindsey Baker Dora – Pathology Administration Manager Email: lindsey. bakerdora@merseywestlancs. nhs. uk Telephone: 0151 290 4123
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