Pathology Support Secretary

1 week ago

Oldham, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
**Enthusiastic, friendly and well-motivated individuals are required for this post within the Cellular Pathology Department.**

The post holder will be joining the administration team within the Cellular Pathology Department.

The post holder will provide an efficient and effective secretarial and administrative service to the Pathology Department including Consultants, their medical teams and laboratory personnel.

**Main duties of the job**:

- Provide secretarial and administrative support to the Cellular Pathology Services Manager, Consultants and their medical teams, medical PA’s, senior management and senior technical staff.
- Provide information and advice when dealing with enquiries either in person or by telephone from members of staff, patients, general practitioners and the general public, with subsequent referral to medical, scientific or administrative staff as appropriate.
- Resolve patient and staff queries; relay medical information between clinicians and general practitioners.
- To provide cover across all disciplines of the administration team.
- Receive and forward case notes to Health Records Department using correct Moving & Handling technique
- Word processing/audio typing of complex laboratory reports and input onto the Pathology Computer system.
- Type/amend letters onto the Trust computer system e.g. G, H drive.
- Assist with the day to day scanning of laboratory reports, keeping backlog to a minimum.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Diagnostics and Pharmacy Group is part of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA), one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place of science, innovation and transformational thinking, the Diagnostic and Pharmacy Group unites Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy services across the NCA to create a cooperative group committed to delivering safe, consistent, and high-quality care.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NHS experience

**Desirable criteria**:

- Practical and working knowledge of Microsoft Office

**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- 3 GCSE's or equivalant Grade C or above - one to include English Language
- RSAII Audio/Copy Typing or equivalent demonstrable skills
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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