Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month fixed term to support service development)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 050-AC552-0825
- Employer
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cellular Pathology, Glan Clwyd Hospital
- Town
- Bodelwyddan
- Salary
- £25,313 - £26,999 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Medical Secretary Support - Histopathology
Band 3
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Are you proactive with good organisational skills?
Do you enjoy working in an exciting, developing environment?
We are looking for support for our established team with this exciting opportunity for a fixed term Medical Secretary to work in the Cellular Pathology Department at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. This is a forward thinking, innovative department which provides Cellular Pathology diagnostic services to the whole of BCUHB . You will need to be highly motivated, flexible in approach, be able to use your initiative in sometimes complex situations, to provide an excellent administration support to the department, contributing to the delivery of an effective and efficient service in a professional, sensitive and helpful manner. You will work as part of a team supporting other team members and will need to work closely with a range of staff.
Main duties of the job
The Team Secretary Function Provides An accurate, confidential and supportive administration service for Pathologists, and departmental managers in order to provide a safe and efficient patient pathway. The post holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive high quality secretarial administrative service.
Scope of the Role: To support the co-ordination of the administration arrangements to provide a high quality supportive secretarial service to the Cellular Pathology Department clinical, administrative and management teams. To work independently and be accountable for
organising/prioritising own workload to ensure deadlines are met.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Business Administration L3 or equivalent experience.
- RSA /OCR level 2 or equivalent experience (must be a proficient user of Microsoft word.
- IT related qualification CLAIT plus /ECDL or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- AMSPAR – City & Guilds L3 .
- NVQ in Customer service
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a range of administrative processes
- Experience of working in a busy office environment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the NHS
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competently communicates professionally and effectively with all levels of staff both verbally and in writing.
- Proficient in use of Microsoft office applications.
- Experienced in planning and organising and prioritise own workload.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing service demands.
- Excellent organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Minute-taking skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Continual Personal development
- Ability to deal with sensitive information
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Organisations
- Medical terminology
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela Phillips
- Job title
- Specialist Service Manager - Histology & Mortuary
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 844866
- Additional information
Alison Davies
Cellular Pathology Service Manager
Amanda Savage
03000 844889
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