Job summary
- Main area
- Cellular Pathology
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover. A secondment will be considered for Internal applicants)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 359-6644218-T1-A
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone Hospital
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Allocation Administrator
Band 4
Job overview
The primary function of this post is the allocation of work to Consultant Pathologists within specific turn-around-times. The role includes dividing work equally between the specialty Consultant Pathologists ensuring that each Consultant has sufficient job points to their allocated time. This post would suit someone who would like to gain more experience with/or has knowledge of Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to:
Support the Operational and Business Coordinator, ensuring the day to day running of the Allocation Office is maintained and work is distributed
accordingly. This involves overseeing the distribution of work ensuring that specimen allocation time/points are appropriately divided between the specialty Consultant Histopathologists.
Ensure accurate data is recorded and records are maintained for the
department.
To review and revise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as and when required under the direction of the Histology Clerical Lead and Operational and Business Coordinator.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE (grade 4-9 or A-C) or equivalent in English and Mathematics
- Minimum of one ‘A level’ (grade A-E) or equivalent
- Qualified to OCR/RSA level 3 standard or equivalent or have equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS
- GCSE Biology
- ECDL or equivalent evidence of IT literacy.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the use of patient databases.
- Knowledge of the range of secretarial procedures
- Basic understanding of medical terminology
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of inhouse Pathology IT systems
- Understanding of histopathology as a diagnostic service
Skills
Essential criteria
- Organizational skills
- Audio touch typing (60wpm)
- Advanced use of Microsoft Excel
- Proficient in Microsoft word, and outlook
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable criteria
- Shorthand.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Cooke
- Job title
- Head Biomedical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0162225634
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