Departmental Secretary (Histopathology)

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.

The successful candidate will have effective secretarial and computer skills, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Additionally, you should be able to work on your own initiative in prioritising workload and meeting deadlines, whilst also being able to work in a team.

Full in-service training will be provided. The successful candidate will be based in the Histology Admin & Clerical office at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.

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

Key Responsibilities:

1. Provide an efficient and effective secretarial support service within the Histopathology secretariat.
2. Provide an efficient and effective secretarial service to the Histopathology laboratory and Consultant Histopathologists.
3. Assist with and carry out Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) preparation.
4. Carry out routine administrative and secretarial duties for the department, ensuring standards are maintained and deadlines are met.
5. Be a first point of contact for all direct enquiries (including telephone enquiries), ensuring these are acted upon appropriately.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of twelve months. Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jo Ludlam Job title: Histopathology Service Coordinator Email address: joanne.ludlam@nhs.net Telephone number: 0114 2711930