Assistant Medical Secretary - Histopathology
Wye Valley NHS Trust
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Job summary
Being a Band 3 Assistant Medical Secretary in the department of Histopathology who will support the department and the other Band 4 medical secretaries.
Produce medical reports either from audio tapes or hand written forms for histology and cytology and other correspondence using various computer packages including a dedicated laboratory computer system, necessitating the need for advanced keyboard skills in Word, Excel and Access to ensure a high quality and timely service on a daily basis
Main duties of the job
Produce medical reports either from audio tapes or hand written forms for histology and cytology and other correspondence using various computer packages including a dedicated laboratory computer system, necessitating the need for advanced keyboard skills in Word, Excel and Access to ensure a high quality and timely service on a daily basis.
As first point of contact, to liaise and deal efficiently with telephone and personal enquires for and on behalf of the Consultant Histopathologists from statutory and non-statutory bodies, professional staff, patients, relatives and voluntary bodies, again using own judgment and initiative in conveying and dealing with urgent matters.
Packing up and sending out slides and blocks (following protocols and Post Office regulations) requested from the Department.
The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of Breast Screening and Bowel Screening reports, ensuring all reports are sent to the relevant people in a timely manner to ensure deadlines are met.
This necessitates the post holder to retrieve slides and forms and collate information for case discussion for many meetings each week. As some meetings are held at other hospitals, accurate records must be maintained of cases sent for discussion and their safe return.The post holder will be responsible for keeping attendance records of these meetings for consultants to show at their appraisals.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Date posted
23 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-CS-6400357-A
Job locations
Histopathology Department
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Histopathology Department
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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