Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Laboratory and Office Administration Assistant

The closing date is 03 March 2026

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen in the Department of Cellular Pathology for an administration assistant to work across both the Histology laboratory and office to support the Biomedical Science Staff and the Medical Secretaries with booking in, archiving, keeping accurate records and other basic administration tasks essential to providing our service.

Main duties of the job

This job requires someone who is flexible and adaptable, who can work well under their own initiative as well as part of a team. They must have GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 / C or above (or equivalent), be computer literate and have a good working knowledge of using Excel for data entry. They must also be number literate as the role involves a great deal of filing of glass slides containing patient tissue into the archives, which make up part of the patients medical record and may require retrieving.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

17 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-26-7432359-DMUT

Job locations

Birmingham Women's Hospital

Birmingham

B15 2TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

GCSE Grade 4 / C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent)
Able to use Excel spreadsheets to input data
Good time management

Desirable

Previous administration / office experience
Use of a laboratory computer system such as Telepath

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

GCSE Grade 4 / C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent)
Able to use Excel spreadsheets to input data
Good time management

Desirable

Previous administration / office experience
Use of a laboratory computer system such as Telepath

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.