Laboratory and Office Administration Assistant

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen in the Department of Cellular Pathology for an administration assistant to work across both the Histology laboratory and office to support the Biomedical Science Staff and the Medical Secretaries with booking in, archiving, keeping accurate records and other basic administration tasks essential to providing our service.

Main duties of the job

This job requires someone who is flexible and adaptable, who can work well under their own initiative as well as part of a team. They must have GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 / C or above (or equivalent), be computer literate and have a good working knowledge of using Excel for data entry. They must also be number literate as the role involves a great deal of filing of glass slides containing patient tissue into the archives, which make up part of the patients medical record and may require retrieving.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

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