Pathology Admin Facilitator

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Cellular Pathology based at Lincoln County Hospital for a suitably motivated individual to join our Administration Team.

We are a large centralised service responsible for the analysis of tissue biopsies from both ULTH and NLG Trusts as well as primary care across Lincolnshire. Efficient administration of the samples we receive is essential in assuring that patients receive their results and associated treatment in a timely manner.

The department has a reputation for service innovation and improvement, we are looking for a motivated individual to join us to support our ongoing service developments.

The post holder will be required to participate in all aspects of the Admin Facilitator role to ensure the smooth running of the department; this will require liaising with consultant Pathologists, laboratory staff and service users.

Core duties include data searches, use of Excel spreadsheets, dealing with emails, audio typing, compilation of Multi-disciplinary Team Meetings (MDT), and monitoring of cases to meet with Cancer standards.

The department operates from 08 : 00 to 17 : 30 Monday to Friday, and the ability to cover a weekend rota will be required.

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work‑life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work‑life balance or a multi‑role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on : patient / service user and staff experience, service delivery and work‑life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well‑being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care…