Job details
- Job reference: 259638
- Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
- Job closing date: 28/09/2026
- Job Type: Administrative Services
- Location: Ninewells Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 14/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Tayside
- Department: Pathology
Pathology Department,
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Medical Secretary, Band 4
36hours – Mon to Fri
Applications are invited for the above full-time, permanent post based in the Pathology Department, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
The successful applicant will be required to produce and authorise pathology reports from digital files and handwritten notes, prepare for consultant led multidisciplinary meetings, liaise with external reporting services, requisitioning using electronic systems, take and transcribe minutes from meetings and supervise Clerical Officer staff ensuring workload is prioritised accordingly for service provision.
Knowledge of Cellular Pathology medical terminology, excellent keyboard skills and experience of Microsoft Word packages are essential. In addition, it would be desirable for applicants to have had exposure to taking and transcribing minutes, have good interpersonal and organisational skills and be able to work as part of a team.
Applicants will have an HNC in Office Administration or an equivalent level of experience in an NHS Cellular Pathology Admin role.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience of working in a busy, progressive Cellular Pathology Laboratory Office within a large Teaching Hospital.
You will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland throughout your employment. Information on the Healthcare Support Worker Regulations can be found on NHS Tayside on Staffnet>Our Websites>Healthcare Support Workers. As part of this, successful candidates will also complete the NHS Scotland Mandatory Induction Standards on appointment.
Informal enquiries to: Ms Laura Tyrie, Admin Service Supervisor, email: laura.tyrie@nhs.scot or Mr Andy Munro, Clinical Laboratory Manager, email andy.munro@nhs.scot
Hours of work are: 36 per week
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
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This advert is for Medical Secretary with NHS Tayside in Dundee, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 4 Medical secretary role. The advertised salary is £31,537 - £34,303. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Sep 2026.
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