Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience working as a Medical Secretary or similar role in CellPath
- Experience
experience of processing data in excel
- Experience
Ability to touch and audio type
- Special Circumstances
Ability to work flexibly, if required to cover other staff absences.
- skills knowledge and abilities
Polite telephone manner and good communication skills
- skills knowledge and abilities
Able to enter data on the computer accurately with attention to detail
- skills knowledge and abilities
Able to file in alphabetic and numerical order.
- skills knowledge and abilities
Able to work as part of a team and use own initiative.
- skills knowledge and abilities
knowledge of histopathology terminology
- Education, qualifications and training
Educated to GCSE Level with English Language, Maths and IT skills
- Education, qualifications and training
AMSPAR or equivalent experience
- Education, qualifications and training
Trained to use all Microsoft Office package
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Special Circumstances
Ability to travel to other sites.
Job overview
To assist Consultant and junior medical staff, and laboratory-based staff in the provision of an efficient, effective and comprehensive service in the cellular pathology department.
Main duties of the job
Responsibility to carry out the requirements of the other Consultant Pathologists and the Junior Medical staff regarding typing of letters, second opinions, histology and cytology reports including macroscopic, microscopic and diagnostic descriptions, Coroner’s and Hospital post mortem reports and the circulation of any of the above. Addition of SNOMED codes to reports
This includes processing both NHS and Private Patient reports.
A good working knowledge of medical terminology is required in order to complete all aspects of job description to the required standard
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
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This advert is for Medical Secretary - Cellular Pathology with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in High Wycombe, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Medical secretary role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (pro rata for part time). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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