# Medical Secretary - Cellular Pathology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Wycombe Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical secretary
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - no weekend working)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12T11:55:43.584Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/High_Wycombe/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Pathology_Cellular_Pathology/Pathology_Cellular_Pathology-v8198699
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8198699?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience working as a Medical Secretary or similar role in CellPath
- experience of processing data in excel
- Ability to touch and audio type

### Special Circumstances

**Essential**

- Ability to work flexibly, if required to cover other staff absences.

**Desirable**

- Ability to travel to other sites.

### skills knowledge and abilities

**Essential**

- Polite telephone manner and good communication skills
- Able to enter data on the computer accurately with attention to detail
- Able to file in alphabetic and numerical order.
- Able to work as part of a team and use own initiative.
- knowledge of histopathology terminology

### Education, qualifications and training

**Essential**

- Educated to GCSE Level with English Language, Maths and IT skills
- AMSPAR or equivalent experience
- Trained to use all Microsoft Office package

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 128.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10657356)
- [person specification (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10657357)
- [functional requirements form (pdf, 128.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10657358)

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