Histopathology Medical Secretary / Higher Clerical Officer

An opportunity has arisen within the Histopathology administrative team for an experienced, well motivated and suitably qualified Medical Secretary/Clerical Officer at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

Working as part of a team across Pathology you will contribute to the provision and further development of the high quality diagnostic service.

The successful candidate will work closely with the other members of the administrative team to provide an efficient, effective and comprehensive administrative and secretarial support service for the Consultant Pathologists and Histopathology manager., You will work in an office based team environment using audio tape transcription and digital dictation of complex histopathology reports and correspondence.You will ensure prompt dispatch of surgical and post mortem reports, prepare meeting minutes and collate slides for multi-disciplinary team meetings.The post holder will act as a point of contact for communication with visitors and telephone enquiries from Coroners, the police and other hospitals.You will be responsible for keeping accurate records and filing of reports, tissue blocks and slides.

You should be highly motivated, a good communicator and enjoy working as part of a Pathology wide team. The department has a proven track record of staff development.

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.