Administrator - Cellular Pathology Birmingham, England
Job description
We are the NHS. We provide the care and services that you, we and our families would want to use.
At University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) our teams are committed to building healthier lives -- one of the starting points for any hospital is the Labs. Pathology is the department that studies and understands how illness and diseases work and their impact on people.
Pathology across University Hospitals Birmingham supports the hospitals in its delivery of medical science - we have an enviable reputation and our labs are recognised and accredited in diagnosis/treatment and research.
Our admin and clerical teams are a crucial component in the success of this Trust wide service. In order to support the department we have created an opportunity for three experienced administrators to work alongside our Cellular Pathology colleagues.
As part of the invaluable Team, you will be a reliable and committed individual who will help ensure we are continually adhering to our Trust values of Kind Connected and Bold. Working closely and reporting to the Office Manager. As a key member of this team, you will have a direct and positive impact on how we care for our patients within the hospital.
We have two vacancies available - both are fixed term contract of 23 months - as a flexible employer we can offer both full and part time hours
For more information please email Val Manning on [email protected] or telephone on 0121 371 3330. Internal Ext 13330
Main duties of the job
Your responsibilities will include a combination of the following;
Planning and co-ordinating the logistical arrangements for outsourcing work to external organisations.
Dealing with the receipt and return of referred external patient histology material (blocks and slides).
Booking in patient information using lab IT software (Telepath)
Record keeping and updating databases.
Dealing with confidential medical reports.
Handling telephone and email queries.
Co-ordination of Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings.
The roles will involve close liaison with external laboratories and supporting our Medical and Laboratory team. Ideally, you would have worked within a similar capacity, with experience in providing all round administration services.
You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, and be confident to make judgement unaided. You will be able to work proactively to problem solve and work on your own initiative.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £21,730.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Birmingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 14/04/2023
Reference ID: HJ-VM
