# Cellular Pathology Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cellular-pathology-medical-secretary/6f3bc704-19a0-4b9d-89c9-ec047091cbbd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cellular-pathology-medical-secretary/6f3bc704-19a0-4b9d-89c9-ec047091cbbd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9-5) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T15:01:32.526Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Warrington/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Admin_Clerical/Admin_Clerical-v8060217 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8060217?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The successful candidate will initially be based at Warrington Hospital. However, following the recent merger of the Pathology Laboratories at Whiston and Warrington, the primary location may shift to Whiston in the future. Please consider this potential change before applying, and submit your application only if you are comfortable with the possibility of relocating to Whiston. To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultant Pathologists, their junior medical staff and the Departmental Manager in the Cellular Pathology Department assisting with the organisation of their workloads. Manage your workload and co-ordinate activities with other medical secretaries to ensure that an efficient service is provided. Carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation of the work.  It is essential that you  exercise initiative commensurate with the role and it is vital that confidentiality is maintained at all times. The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change ### Main duties of the job - Typing of histology and non-gynaecological cytology reports into the Telepath system ensuring all patient/requester/clinical details are correct. Also ensuring correlation between the handwritten/dictated report and the diagnosis written on the request card and pointing out any discrepancies to the medical staff. - Using the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) to ensure that the Doctor has allocated the appropriate codes for the reports. Accurate selection of codes is essential for audit purposes within the department and within the Trust. - Ensuring that all reports have medical authorisation before distribution to wards, departments, General Practitioners etc. - Bring to the Doctor’s attention any outstanding or urgent reports that are required for Outpatient appointments, ward rounds etc. - Typing hospital post mortems. - Distributing signed Coroner’s post mortem reports in accordance with H.M. Coroner guidelines to Consultants, General Practitioners and other agreed healthcare workers. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed description of the PMS role. ## Job Details The successful candidate will initially be based at Warrington Hospital. However, following the recent merger of the Pathology Laboratories at Whiston and Warrington, the primary location may shift to Whiston in the future. Please consider this potential change before applying, and submit your application only if you are comfortable with the possibility of relocating to Whiston. To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultant Pathologists, their junior medical staff and the Departmental Manager in the Cellular Pathology Department assisting with the organisation of their workloads. Manage your workload and co-ordinate activities with other medical secretaries to ensure that an efficient service is provided. Carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation of the work. It is essential that you exercise initiative commensurate with the role and it is vital that confidentiality is maintained at all times. The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change ## Job Description Typing of histology and non-gynaecological cytology reports into the Telepath system ensuring all patient/requester/clinical details are correct. Also ensuring correlation between the handwritten/dictated report and the diagnosis written on the request card and pointing out any discrepancies to the medical staff. Using the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) to ensure that the Doctor has allocated the appropriate codes for the reports. Accurate selection of codes is essential for audit purposes within the department and within the Trust. Ensuring that all reports have medical authorisation before distribution to wards, departments, General Practitioners etc. Bring to the Doctor’s attention any outstanding or urgent reports that are required for Outpatient appointments, ward rounds etc. Typing hospital post mortems. Distributing signed Coroner’s post mortem reports in accordance with H.M. Coroner guidelines to Consultants, General Practitioners and other agreed healthcare workers. ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed description of the PMS role. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Able to work the hours and duties required by the post - Able to adopt flexible approach when required - Excellent interpersonal skills - Ability to build and maintain good working relationships within a team - Comply with Trust policies and procedures - Understanding of confidential nature of role and awareness of Data Protection Act - Ability to withstand pressures of work ### Skills **Essential** - Self-motivated and able to work with limited supervision - Ability to manage difficult/sensitive situations - Able to use own initiative and manage/prioritise own workload - Excellent communication skills - Ability to accurately maintain computerised and manual filing/documentation system - Ability to work as part of a team **Desirable** - Knowledge of Hospital IT systems ### Experience **Essential** - 2 years’ experience as medical secretary - Excellent IT skills with knowledge of experience of Microsoft office products **Desirable** - Previous experience within the NHS ### Qualifications **Essential** - RSA/OCRIII typing or equivalent - Work processing skills - Audio-typing skills - Knowledge of medical terminology **Desirable** - AMSPAR or equivalent experience - Shorthand skills/speed writing ## Documents - [blank risk id (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350416) - [job description (docx, 171.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350419) - [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916) - [person specification (docx, 64.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350415) - [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902) - [important information for candidates (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=663) - [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.