Medical Secretary- Cellular Pathology

Job overview

SHYPS Cellular Pathology Department have a vacancy for a Secretary to join our busy support team, located on the Hull Royal Infirmary site. This role is a great opportunity for a capable secretary with excellent organisational and communication skills to contribute to vital, patient focussed support to the acute Trusts in the SHYPS network by providing a comprehensive secretarial service to Pathology Consultants and their teams.

Selection will be by interview and a short skills assessment which will be held face to face.

Main duties of the job

The Cellular Pathology secretaries are part of a wider administrative team delivering in a fast paced and time sensitive environment. Each secretary supports one or more clinical speciality.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the management and tracking of pathology cases and preparation of information for weekly MDT meetings, providing secretarial support to Consultant Pathologists including copy and audio typing, liaison with the Lab and clinical teams to progress cases, managing cases referred into and out of the service for specialist work.

To maintain delivery across all specialities Medical Secretaries provide cover to other areas where needed. Where applicable they will also provide day-to-day work supervision of Assistant Medical Secretaries, Administrators and Typists within the team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.