Histopathology Administration Assistant
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | East Grinstead, RH19 3DZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9276-25-0144 |
Summary
Main Duties and Responsibilities: - To assist with the smooth daily running of the Histology administration services and work to prioritise and manage the workload. - Accurately enter data from histology request forms onto the laboratory computer system when required by secretaries. - Filing of request forms. - Retrieval and filing of blocks and slides from lab/store as required - Responsible for preparation and packaging of referral slides/blocks for despatch to other laboratories/ reference centres. - Responsible for receiving/signing back in of slides/blocks. - Responsible for typing up of clinical details after dissection. - Responsible for confirming frozen section bookings and updating diary with any cancellations - Responsible for typing Histopathology reports into the pathology computer system. - Responsible for dealing with email requests. - Responsible for preparing reports for MDT. - Responsible for dealing with requests for second opinions and managing requests for referral materials (including BRAF) to be packaged and sent to other hospitals. - Receive telephone enquiries for results and respond appropriately or redirect to Consultant Pathologist - Respond appropriately to enquiries from medical staff, secretaries and patients as to results of test - Arranging deliveries and packaging cases to be sent for outsourcing to Consultants as other hospitals. - Dealing with Consultant requests for additional work via email, ensuring laboratory staff are aware. - This list is not exhaustive.