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Medical Secretary - Histopathology

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Job summary

An opportunityhas arisen for an experienced Medical Secretary for a bank position in our Histopathology Department at Northwick Park Hospital.

Main duties of the job

About the role:

Applications are invited from experienced Medical secretaries to join our energetic, highly motivated, dynamic & passionate team. We are looking for someone with excellent typing & communication skills and able to work with other team members. The successfulcandidate is expected to have some previous experience as Medical secretary.

We provide Cellular Pathology services toLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (one of the largest integrated NHS Trusts in the country).

About us

At TDL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

Training and development opportunities including the funding of Undergraduate and Masters Degrees and IBMS Specialist Portfolios for Biomedical Scientists

Annual performance related salary review

** No banding restrictions:**As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling

Discounted gym membership we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms

Cash healthcare plan cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians

Sick Pay Entitlement 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter

Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover

Life Assurance providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)

Employee Assistance Programme supporting staff wellbeing

Season Ticket Loan Scheme interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket

Perkbox Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts

Company Pension Scheme company and staff contributions which increase with service

Competitive annual leave allowance -28 days annual leave

Flexible working hours 37.5 hours standard working week. With a variety of working patterns available, options to review working flexibly will always be considered.

Details

Date posted

16 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience From £23,310 DOE inc. HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0127-23-0003

Job locations

Northwick Park Hospital

London

HA3 0AT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Medical Secretarial Duties:

To undertake the delivery of secretarial services to the Pathology Department as determined by the Pathology Manager. The Services include:

Typing of the Histology and Cytology reports.

Filing of all Histology and Cytology reports making copies of all cancer reports to send to Thames

Cancer Registry.

Provide necessary support and assistance to MDT Co-ordinator.

Delivery of all completed pathology reports to the Medical Secretaries.

Book sample requests into the computer.

Entering faxed results into the computer

General office duties, answering the telephone, filing etc.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Medical Secretarial Duties:

To undertake the delivery of secretarial services to the Pathology Department as determined by the Pathology Manager. The Services include:

Typing of the Histology and Cytology reports.

Filing of all Histology and Cytology reports making copies of all cancer reports to send to Thames

Cancer Registry.

Provide necessary support and assistance to MDT Co-ordinator.

Delivery of all completed pathology reports to the Medical Secretaries.

Book sample requests into the computer.

Entering faxed results into the computer

General office duties, answering the telephone, filing etc.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AMPSAR medical terminology (or equivalent) would be advantageous

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within the healthcare field (preferably experiencing working in a QA / regulatory environment)

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good audio and copy typing skills essential.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
  • Numerate.
  • Highly skilled in use of Microsoft Office.
  • Experience of utilising statistical analysis software.
  • Able to take minutes and write reports.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AMPSAR medical terminology (or equivalent) would be advantageous

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within the healthcare field (preferably experiencing working in a QA / regulatory environment)

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good audio and copy typing skills essential.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
  • Numerate.
  • Highly skilled in use of Microsoft Office.
  • Experience of utilising statistical analysis software.
  • Able to take minutes and write reports.

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

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

The Doctors Laboratory

Address

Northwick Park Hospital

London

HA3 0AT


Employer's website

https://www.tdlpathology.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Doctors Laboratory

Address

Northwick Park Hospital

London

HA3 0AT


Employer's website

https://www.tdlpathology.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

16 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience From £23,310 DOE inc. HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0127-23-0003

Job locations

Northwick Park Hospital

London

HA3 0AT


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