We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and well-motivated candidate with appropriate qualifications and/or relevant experience to join the team with Microbiology and Virology for Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS). We are looking for a candidate who has secretarial/administrative experience and knowledge of medical/pathological terminologies would be beneficial.
Main duties of the job will include:
To provide full secretarial support to the three Consultant Microbiologists and the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC), including all aspects of administrative and clerical duties. To provide a fast, accurate typing service, including audio typing to meet the departmental standards of work.
To take formal minutes of meetings as required.
To liaise with senior and junior hospital medical staff t o support the Consultant Microbiologists in their other responsibilities involving management, teaching presentations, PowerPoint presentations, audits, prepare detailed reports, minutes of meetings and service development.
To provide general secretarial support for all aspects of the Virology Laboratory administration and assist in the development of clinical and laboratory protocols and business plans.
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org
For full details refer to attached job description.
In summary:
To take formal minutes of meetings as required
To provide general secretarial support for all aspects of the Microbiology and Virology Clinical administration and assist in the development of clinical and laboratory protocols
To troubleshoot simple computer problems
To deal with telephone enquiries
To prioritise workload, dealing with interruptions and demands for urgently required support as necessary
To check and reconcile invoices for work sent to reference laboratories, keeping records as appropriate
To print and enter reports from referral laboratories
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