Job summary
- Main area
- Cellular Pathology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8:30-17:00)
- Job ref
- 396-779-NN-7110751-DE-AL-Z
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital
- Town
- Kingston
- Salary
- £29,176 - £30,225 per annum Inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Admin & Clerical Officer Band 3
Band 3
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
The post holder will work in Cellular Pathology office providing clerical and administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the Cellular Pathology Department. Undertaking general clerical duties, which include data entry of patient details and result entry on the departments’ specialist software. They will be required to liaise with all grades of staff within the department and to communicate with external users of the service. They will need to work in line with the Trust and Departmental policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
Typing of diagnostic and supplementary reports.
Dealing with telephone and email requests and face to face enquiries from all staff groups in and out of department.
Prepare slides and supporting documentation to send to specialist centres for second opinion. Audit track movement of slides in filing and on LIMS.
To undertake general administrative and clerical duties, filling and photocopying.
To receive, relay and act on data relating to patients, samples and results in order to provide a comprehensive and responsive service to all users of the laboratory.
Receive, sort and send departmental post.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Essential to the role
Essential criteria
- NVQ level in administration or equivalent experience
- Typing skills
- Computer literate and confident in using IT
- Good verbal and non-verbal communication
- Familiarity with Medical, Pharmaceutical and Scientific terminology
Desirable criteria
- Previous Pathology Experience
- Knowledge of Health and Safety Practices
Essential
Essential criteria
- Able to complete tasks and pay attention to detail
- Able to show initiative and recognise role boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of UKAS
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ma Rosadel Salita
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02089342236
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