Histology Secretary

To provide administrative and clerical support to the Histology department. This will require keyboard skills, excellent organisational skills and, advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Maidstone Hospital, situated in the heart of the Kent countryside, covers a large population and includes the regional Oncology Centre which supports of the Kent cancer network. The Histology department provides diagnostic services for Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trusts, Medway NHS Foundation Trust and Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust.

Consequently there is a combined Histology workload of around 70,000 cases per year. The department carries out a wide range of investigations including various specialist resections from hospitals within the Kent & Medway Pathology network.

The main duties include providing clerical andadministrativesupport within a busy diagnostic service. You will be required to liaise with all staff within the department,particularlythe Histology Consultants.

Keyboard skills are required for this post as are strong organisational and administrative skills. A good understanding of Microsoft Excel is essential.

This post would suit an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 500,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

**Interview Date**: TBC