Pathology Support Secretary | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2025 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 8HD |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7384688/236-DPG-AC184-25 |
Summary
Enthusiastic, friendly and well-motivated individuals are required for this post within the Cellular Pathology Department.
The post holder will be joining the administration team within the Cellular Pathology Department.
The post holder will provide an efficient and effective secretarial and administrative service to the Pathology Department including Consultants, their medical teams and laboratory personnel.
• Provide secretarial and administrative support to the Cellular Pathology Services Manager, Consultants and their medical teams, medical PA’s, senior management and senior technical staff.
• Provide information and advice when dealing with enquiries either in person or by telephone from members of staff, patients, general practitioners and the general public, with subsequent referral to medical, scientific or administrative staff as appropriate.
• Resolve patient and staff queries; relay medical information between clinicians and general practitioners.
• To provide cover across all disciplines of the administration team.
• Receive and forward case notes to Health Records Department using correct Moving & Handling technique
• Word processing/audio typing of complex laboratory reports and input onto the Pathology Computer system.
• Type/amend letters onto the Trust computer system e.g. G, H drive.
• Assist with the day to day scanning of laboratory reports, keeping backlog to a minimum.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025
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