Pathology Medical Secretary (Band 4)

NHS; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time medical secretary role within the Pathology Department at Airedale NHS. The successful candidate will provide essential administrative support, particularly in typing Histopathology Reports, and will work closely with various team members. This position offers a chance to join a collaborative environment dedicated to patient care, and comes with opportunities for further training and professional development.

Benefits

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice

Onsite Nursery

Buying and Selling Annual Leave

Car Leasing

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Extensive Reward Scheme

Counselling Service

Qualifications

• Required to type Histopathology Reports.
• Previous medical secretary experience is advantageous.
• Willingness to undertake further training.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support throughout the pathology department.
• Engage with the pathology team including Consultant Pathologists.
• Assist with collating meeting minutes and maintaining staff personal records.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Effective Communication

Organisational Skills

Keyboard Skills

Education

GCSE level education or equivalent

ECDL Qualification or equivalent or working towards

AMSPAR Qualification

RSA Medical Audio Qualification

Shorthand qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Integrated Pathology Solutions LLP, an innovative joint-venture pathology service between Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. This partnership delivers a high-quality pathology service through collaboration between three Trusts for the benefit of patient and service users.

The Pathology Department at Airedale is looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated and innovative individual to join the Secretarial Team for 15 hours per week. There may be opportunities for this to be increased in the future.

The successful candidate will be part of a team which are engaged to provide administrative support throughout the pathology department.

Main duties of the job

The role contains a particular emphasis in the typing of Histopathology Reports. The candidate should therefore have a good knowledge of medical terminology and be able to demonstrate good keyboard skills as well as attention to detail. Previous experience of working within medical secretarial environment would be advantageous.The role also offers opportunities to assist with the collating of meeting minutes as well as being involved in the maintenance of personal records of staff members. The candidate therefore should be able to describe and demonstrate integrity relating to the material which they will be exposed to.The successful candidate should be able to work independently whilst also engaging with team members to ensure workflow is maintained.The candidate will be required to work with all members of the pathology team inclusive of The Managing Director, Consultant Pathologists and Medical Laboratory Assistants. They should therefore be able to demonstrate effective communication skills alongside practical and organisational skills.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job responsibilities

For full details of this job role, please see attached full job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE level education or equivalent
• ECDL Qualification or equivalent or working towards
• Willingness to undergo further training and development
• AMSPAR Qualification
• RSA Medical Audio Qualification
• Shorthand qualification

Experience

• Previous medical secretary experience
• Experience of organising meetings and events
• Experience of taking and typing minutes
• Previous pathology experience
• Previous Laboratory experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.