Medical Secretary
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | East Grinstead, RH19 3DZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9276-25-0165 |
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.