Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Town: Doncaster
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pa/ pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 20/03/2025
Departmental Secretary (Histopathology)
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic, suitably qualified individuals to provide a daily secretarial support service within the Histopathology department. 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 Histopathology Secretary office at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.
Main duties of the job
* Provide an efficient and effective secretarial support service within the Histopathology secretariat.
* Provide an efficient and effective secretarial service to the Histopathology laboratory and Consultant Histopathologists.
* Assist with and carry out Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) preparation.
* Carry out routine administrative and secretarial duties for the department, ensuring standards are maintained and deadlines are met.
* Be a first point of contact for all direct enquiries (including telephone enquiries), ensuring these are acted upon appropriately.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grade C/4 or above or equivalent
* NVQ level 3 in Business administration or equivalent qualification or experience
* ECDL or evidence of short courses in all core Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Experience
* Relevant experience of secretarial/ clerical/administration duties
* Experience of meeting objectives and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
* Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
* Experience of working in a confidential environment
* Experience with NHS/Healthcare software systems
* Audio typing experience
* Experience working as a Medical Secretary/admin role in healthcare setting
Skills and Knowledge
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office package (word, excel, access etc)
* Effective Communication skills, written and oral
* Able to work in a methodical & analytical manner. Prioritise work, meet deadlines & utilise good organisational skills
* Ability to build relationships, work under pressure, and contribute to a high-quality service
* Commitment to role
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Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system. The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
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