Medical Secretary – Cellular Pathology

2 weeks ago


London W RF, United Kingdom North West London Pathology Full time £30,000 - £50,000 per year

We are on the hunt for a passionate and experienced Medical Secretary Assistant to join our Cellular Pathology team based at Charing Cross Hospital. We are a hub of innovation, commitment, and excellence and are looking for you to embark on a rewarding journey with us.

Join our busy and friendly Histopathology team, where your organisational skills and attention to detail will make a real difference to patient care every day.

In this varied and rewarding role, you'll provide high-quality secretarial and administrative support to our consultants and wider clinical team. You'll play an essential part in ensuring the smooth running of the service — from typing clinical reports and preparing material for multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings, to maintaining accurate records and liaising with colleagues across the department.

North West London Pathology (NWLP) is an NHS pathology partnership joint venture between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. NWLP is modelled as a shared services organisation jointly owned by the three Trusts. The organisation is hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and as the legal entity for NWLP our staff are employed by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

NWLP is based on a 'hub and spoke' structure; the majority of routine, specialist and non-urgent activity is centralised at our hub site at Charing Cross Hospital.

Provision of quality departmental medical secretarial support.

Provision of office support to provide an efficient telephone and enquiry service.

Assist in the implementation of Trust, Directorate and Departmental Targets.

Benefits include career development, flexible working, staff wellbeing programmes, staff awards and recognition scheme. We also have available benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

NWLP Induction

The NWLP induction will run on the first Monday of each month (provided it does not fall on a bank holiday) and includes laboratory training (for relevant laboratory roles). All new staff must attend the NWLP induction during their first week with NWLP.

For 2024/25, see below the start dates which you will be able to book once you have completed all your pre-employment checks.

Monday 3 November 2025

Monday 1 December 2025

Candidates are advised to consider these start dates before agreeing end of service date with their current employer.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.



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