Job summary
- Main area
- CIC Histopathology - 200045
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7531329
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Histopathology
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Team Secretary Histology *Internal applicants only*
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES
Team Secretary, Band 3, up to 30 hours per week
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is at a truly exciting time of transformation. Through our Trust Strategy we will achieve the delivery of safe, accessible, high quality and sustainable healthcare services in North Cumbria for the next generation.
The Trust provides a comprehensive range of general acute hospital services and community healthcare; we are currently working with the Commissioners to help develop a comprehensive service for the whole of Cumbria.
We are looking for a competent and professional Team Secretary working in Histopathology, at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. This is a permanent position working 30 hours per week.
The post holder will work alongside a team of the histology team to provide an effective and efficient administrative service.
Main duties of the job
The Trust has had to rise to a number of challenges in recent years and is now on a rapid path of improvement. The Trust is committed to the long term development of a culture of continuous improvement as a way of working across all areas of the organisation to respond to changes in health care need and demand.
The post holder will be expected to be flexible and open to changes, to identify opportunities for improvement and to play an active role in developing, implementing and sustaining improvements to working practices and patient services.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE English (minimum C grade) or equivalent.
- RSA 2 word processing or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- RSA 3 word processing or equivalent
- NVQ 3 in administration or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Operating word processing and computer packages.
- Audio typing / word processing.
Desirable criteria
- Secretarial duties.
- Medical audio typing / word processing.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Computer literate.
- Requirements of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Access to Health Records and Defensible Documentation
- Health and Safety and their application in the workplace
- Equality issues.
Desirable criteria
- Medical terminology
- Microsoft Office
- PAS
- Understanding of histology processes
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Willing to develop further relevant skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Simpson
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 814817
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