Pathology Directorate Support Secretary

You will work closely with the senior leadership team for Cellular Pathology providing secretarial support., · Supporting the Senior leadership team with daily administrative duties
· Meeting organisation and room booking.
· Audio typing of meetings and other correspondence as required.
· Deal with telephone calls and verbal enquires in a polite and responsive manner.
· Filing, photocopying, scanning
· To work as part of a team, ensuring adequate cover during periods of absence, and to be adaptable to change within your own and Directorate environment.
· Liaising with medical staff and other departments/hospitals as appropriate.
· Effective management of queries as appropriate
· A good level of organisational skills will be necessary.
· The post holder will be required to prioritise tasks and respond to unexpected events changing priorities and adapting the works schedule accordingly., Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this vacancy.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the North Staffordshire and Cheshire Pathology Service based at the Royal Stoke site for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with strong organisation and interpersonal skills to provide an administrative function to the Cellular Pathology Service., Candidates should possess a professional attitude to their work and have the ability to work flexibly in a busy environment. You will ideally have experience of working as an administrator/receptionist and be familiar with secretarial and administrative processes and practices.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
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At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve., At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!