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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Pathology Administrator

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to join the Pathology team at the Royal Marsden in Sutton, supporting Pathology Managers and the Quality Team.

The successful applicant will be IT literate, have excellent communication skills and able to prioritise and organise a busy and varied workload.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Pathology leadership team in the provision of a timely and efficient pathology service. They will undertake administrative duties across Pathology to support both business as usual but also new innovation projects. The post holder must be able to take responsibility for working alone and as part of a team to achieve necessary performance levels. The post-holder will be expected to provide a comprehensive and efficient administrative support service to the department, including secretarial, clerical and general office and diary management tasks. Attention to detail is essential and the post holder must be able to work to high standards, following defined protocols.

About us

The post holder will support the Pathology leadership team in the provision of a timely and efficient pathology service. They will undertake administrative duties across Pathology to support both business as usual but also new innovation projects. The post holder must be able to take responsibility for working alone and as part of a team to achieve necessary performance levels. The post-holder will be expected to provide a comprehensive and efficient administrative support service to the department, including secretarial, clerical and general office and diary management tasks. Attention to detail is essential and the post holder must be able to work to high standards, following defined protocols.

Details

Date posted

21 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year Per Annum Inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

282-SA036

Job locations

The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

  • To support the department by organising and attending meetings where necessary, circulating papers and taking minutes
  • Organise own work tasks or activities and performs duties without supervision at a level of autonomy requiring decision making but can refer to more senior staff for support.
  • To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards. To work towards promoting this to others.
  • Use of Microsoft office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Use of external and Trust IT systems (Epic, iPassport, Datix)

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

  • To support the department by organising and attending meetings where necessary, circulating papers and taking minutes
  • Organise own work tasks or activities and performs duties without supervision at a level of autonomy requiring decision making but can refer to more senior staff for support.
  • To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards. To work towards promoting this to others.
  • Use of Microsoft office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Use of external and Trust IT systems (Epic, iPassport, Datix)

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to write clearly
  • Evidence of intermediate IT skills including basic data analysis and data entry accuracy

Desirable

  • Knowledge of medical terminology

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to undertake a support role
  • Able to follow written instructions
  • Attention to detail & accuracy

Experience

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE/O-Level standard or equivalent qualification/experience
  • Good understanding of task prioritisation & demonstration of practice

Desirable

  • Basic understanding of quality management & experience of delivering good quality of service
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to write clearly
  • Evidence of intermediate IT skills including basic data analysis and data entry accuracy

Desirable

  • Knowledge of medical terminology

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to undertake a support role
  • Able to follow written instructions
  • Attention to detail & accuracy

Experience

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE/O-Level standard or equivalent qualification/experience
  • Good understanding of task prioritisation & demonstration of practice

Desirable

  • Basic understanding of quality management & experience of delivering good quality of service

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT


Employer's website

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT


Employer's website

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pathology Operations Manager

reza.mirza@rmh.nhs.uk

reza.mirza@rmh.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

21 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year Per Annum Inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

282-SA036

Job locations

The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT


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