Overview
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administrative Assistant to join the North West Genomic Laboratory Hub (NWGLH). The successful applicant will need to be self-motivated, hardworking and capable of working within a team, together with the ability to work on your own initiative. You will also have good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload. Good communication and administrative skills are essential, together with the commitment to demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours framework.
The North West Genomic Laboratory Hub (GLH) is one of a network of seven GLHs across the country, which together forms the new national Genomic Medicine Service. Each GLH is responsible for coordinating services for a particular part of the country.
Responsibilities
* Undertake defined administrative tasks to assist in the delivery of a safe, effective and efficient Laboratory Genetics Service.
* Act as a main point of contact for service users, answering telephone calls and responding to emails.
* Dispatch letters and clinical reports by post or email.
* Archive and/or scan paper filing of clinical referrals, reports and other laboratory documents.
* Provide other general administrative duties as required within the team and appropriate to the grade.
* Collaborate with other members of the department to achieve an effective and reliable service.
* Paper filing of clinical referrals, reports and associated laboratory paperwork.
* Scan a variety of laboratory and staff documents as appropriate for long-term digital storage. Prepare laboratory documents for off-site scanning and storage.
* Manage shared inboxes.
* Provide sickness and annual leave cover for essential duties of other administrative staff.
* Maintenance of auditing spreadsheets and preparation of audit reports for the section.
* Preparation and submission of documents and/ or data files for Trust compliance monitoring.
* Maintain staff personal files.
* Utilise and establish administrative systems to achieve high standards of clerical good practice.
About the employer
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system and champion collaborative working, with a scale of opportunity across multiple sites. We’re committed to digital enablement, educational activity, research and sustainability through initiatives such as Hive, the Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022, and our Green Plan. We’re an inclusive organisation offering equal opportunities for career development and safeguarding health and wellbeing.
Contact and application information
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth O’Boyle, Job title: Office Manager, Email: Elizabeth.OBoyle@mft.nhs.uk
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