Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Hallamshire Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £24,937 - £26,598 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 17/08/2025 23:59
Departmental Secretary (Histopathology)
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Applications are invited from enthusiastic, suitably qualified individuals to provide a daily secretarial support service within the Histopathology within South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology. The post holder will provide a range of administrative and secretarial support in this busy and interesting department.
The successful candidate will have effective secretarial and computer skills, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Additionally, you should be able to work on your own initiative in prioritising workload and meeting deadlines, whilst also being able to work in a team.
Full in-service training will be provided. The successful candidate will be based in the Histopathology Secretary office at The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, however travel to other sites could be needed.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership fully integrates the pathology services delivered on behalf of the Partner Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint; Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
Provide an efficient and effective secretarial support service within the Histopathology secretary.
Provide an efficient and effective secretarial service to the Histopathology laboratory and Consultant Histopathologists.
Assist with and carry out Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) preparation.
Carry out routine administrative and secretarial duties for the department, ensuring standards are maintained and deadlines are met.
Be a first point of contact for all direct enquiries (including telephone enquiries), ensure these are acted upon appropriately.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.
We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grade C/4 or above or equivalent
* NVQ level 3 in Business administration or equivalent qualification or experience
* ECDL or evidence of short courses in all core Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Experience
* Relevant experience of secretarial/ clerical/administration duties
* Experience of meeting objectives and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
* Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
* Experience of working in a confidential environment
* Experience with NHS/Healthcare software systems
* Audio typing experience
* Experience working as a Medical Secretary/admin role in healthcare setting
Skills and Knowledge
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office package (word, excel, access etc)
* Effective Communication skills, written and oral
* Able to work in a methodical & analytical manner. Prioritise work, meet deadlines & utilise good organisational skills
* Ability to build relationships, work under pressure, and contribute to a high-quality service
* Commitment to role
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
* Patients first - Understanding of how laboratory services are part of the patient pathway and impact on patient care
* Respectful – Developed interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
* Ownership – Understand the need to accept responsibility for own actions and ensure accuracy and attention to detail
* Unity – Ability to work as part of a team
* Delivery – Ability to work within defined timescales
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .
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