Administrative Assistant
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW3 6NP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U9206-25-0090 |
Summary
At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose-built, state-of-the-art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites; however, from 1 April 2024, our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more. This role supports the day-to-day running of the administrative and secretarial function. Reporting to the Office Manager, you will hold a variety of responsibilities to ensure the successful delivery of pathology services, in line with our corporate objectives. Key Responsibilities Management, Organisational and Administrative To supervise new A & C staff and to organise the office work area. To organise and implement effective cover to ensure the workload of the specific sections is processed in a timely and efficient manner. To receive and tactfully provide advice and instruction to visitors, staff and patients. Secretarial Services To establish and maintain high standards of work within the office area by the communication and receipt of routine, complex or sensitive information. To maintain and update as required standard operating procedures covering all aspects of activities within the office area in relation to the provision of the Histopathology services. To provide secretarial assistance in co-ordination with other secretaries within the department. To maintain the departmental filing systems to an acceptable standard. To ensure the provision of an effective telephone answering service for the Histopathology sections of the department. To maintain professional competency and dexterity in those precision-based, physical tasks (keyboard skills), and maintain the levels of concentration required to maintain a quality service. To maintain the tissue transfer log database and update when slides/blocks are sent and returned.