At a Glance
- Tasks: Support the Histopathology team with administrative tasks and patient data management.
- Company: Join the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, a leading NHS trust.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, gym discounts, and access to counselling support.
- Other info: Great career development opportunities in a friendly, diverse environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team making a real difference in patient care.
- Qualifications: No specific qualifications required; just a willingness to learn and collaborate.
The predicted salary is between 37080 - 45320 £ per year.
This is an office-based post within the Histopathology Department (located at the Cotman Centre), which forms part of the Cellular Pathology directorate.
The department has a workload of around 83,000 patient requests per year.
This presents an opportunity to be part of an excellent team working in a busy, modern, progressive hospital laboratory service.
Histopathology receives and processes patient samples to provide diagnostic reports to hospital clinicians and General Practitioners.
This is a good opportunity to learn administrative work practices and work with a committed team of office, laboratory and consultant staff.
The service is currently moving towards a full digital pathology reporting.
The role will provide an important supporting role to the medical secretaries and consultant pathologists.
Your main duties will include; preparing reports and microscope slides for over 25 multidisciplinary team meetings, filing tasks, handling queries from service users, Histopathologists and lab staff, processing post and sending away referral and research work, some typing work and PC work.
- Organising reports and retrieving slides for Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings for a range of specialisms within the trust.
- Liaising with members of staff from other departments and hospitals (via telephone, nhs. net and NNUH outlook).
- Entering patient data on the Pathology computer system.
- Assisting with the collection of data for reports.
- Sorting post, filing and scanning paper reports plus retrieving and filing reports and slides.
- Assisting with typing duties for macroscopic digital dictation (in-house training will be given).
- Assisting with laboratory administration duties, if required.
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4159 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa.
The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas.
We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the‑art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute.
We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students.
We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
- We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
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Join the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, a leading NHS trust that offers a vibrant work culture and a commitment to employee growth. With state-of-the-art facilities and a diverse workforce representing 94 countries, we provide excellent benefits including flexible working hours, access to physiotherapy, and career development support, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful employment in a collaborative environment.
