Mortuary Medical Secretary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 February 2025

Job summary

Mortuary Medical Secretary Fixed term - 9 months 21.5 hours

To work with the team of Consultant Histopathologists undertaking post-mortem examination at the Trust ensuring that a high standard of administrative/secretarial service is maintained and deadlines for His Majesty's Coroner's services are met. To work closely with the Mortuary and Bereavement Manager and provide support to the mortuary team.

Main duties of the job

1. To accurately enter patient registration details onto the mortuary's Solace system when patients are booked into the mortuary under our care.

2. To transcribe post-mortem examination reports from the Winscribe system to Microsoft Word template documents.

3. To notify the Coroner's office of post-mortem outcomes following the daily post-mortem sessions (Monday - Friday).

4. Ensure that on completion of the post-mortem report, these are dispatched to the Coroner's office in a timely manner.

5. To facilitate payments to the Consultant Histopathologists for post-mortems undertaken by way of invoicing to the Trust Payroll Department.

6. To use Microsoft Excel to keep an accurate record of post-mortem activity and update the Trust's Finance Department monthly thus ensuring funds are released to the Trust by the Coroner's office.

7. To attend and record minutes of the Human Tissue Authority Retention Traceability Meetings (quarterly).

8. To ensure diary management for the Consultant Histopathologists in respect of Inquest attendance dates sent from the Coroner's office, and preparation of documentation prior to these inquests.

9. To use the relevant information technology systems which may be required e.g. SharePoint, Lorenzo, Outlook, Word, Excel, EIS and Results Governance.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

  • Safety
  • Care
  • Respect
  • Communication
  • Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Pro-rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

245-ADM4MOR-02-25

Job locations

Tameside Hospital

Fountain Street

Tameside

OL69RW


Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good Standard GCSE (A-C grades) or equivalent including English Language
  • AMSPAR Diploma in Medical Administration (Level 3) or equivalent relevant experience
  • NVQ3/RSAIII or equivalent level of competency (including full range of Microsoft packages)

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a Medical Secretary within a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • Experience of undertaking post-mortem secretarial work
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Experience of using Telepath and digital dictation system.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of medical terminology
  • Excellent secretarial skills and the ability to construct clear, grammatically correct correspondence with a high standard of presentation
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Understanding of confidentiality
  • Ability to work alone and as part of a team
  • Ability to follow the established computer systems

Desirable

  • Competency in use of Telepath system
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good Standard GCSE (A-C grades) or equivalent including English Language
  • AMSPAR Diploma in Medical Administration (Level 3) or equivalent relevant experience
  • NVQ3/RSAIII or equivalent level of competency (including full range of Microsoft packages)

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a Medical Secretary within a healthcare setting

Desirable

  • Experience of undertaking post-mortem secretarial work
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Experience of using Telepath and digital dictation system.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of medical terminology
  • Excellent secretarial skills and the ability to construct clear, grammatically correct correspondence with a high standard of presentation
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Understanding of confidentiality
  • Ability to work alone and as part of a team
  • Ability to follow the established computer systems

Desirable

  • Competency in use of Telepath system

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hospital

Fountain Street

Tameside

OL69RW


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hospital

Fountain Street

Tameside

OL69RW


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Mortuary & Bereavement manager

Andrew Armstrong

andrew.armstrong@tgh.nhs.uk

01619226520

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Pro-rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

245-ADM4MOR-02-25

Job locations

Tameside Hospital

Fountain Street

Tameside

OL69RW


Supporting documents

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