Departmental Secretary

Applications are invited from enthusiastic, suitably qualified individuals to provide a daily secretarial support service within the Histopathology department of the Laboratory Medicine Directorate. The post holder will provide a range of administrative and secretarial support in this busy and interesting department.

Specimens include biopsies, surgical resections, diagnostic cytology and post mortem examinations.

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership fully integrates the pathology services delivered on behalf of the Partner Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint; Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.

Provide an efficient and effective secretarial support service within the Histopathology secretariat.

Provide an efficient and effective secretarial service to the Histopathology laboratory and Consultant Histopathologists.

Assist with and carry out Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) preparation.

Carry out routine administrative and secretarial duties for the department, ensuring standards are maintained and deadlines are met.

Be a first point of contact for all direct enquiries (including telephone enquiries), ensure these are acted upon appropriately.

We have a commitment to training, education and development and have liaison with the University of Sheffield Department of Pathology.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.

As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.

We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.