Job overview

An opportunity has arisen at EKHUFT for the position of medical secretary within the cellular pathology office. Cellular pathology is based at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, providing a wide range of cellular diagnostics in a team-based environment; a chance to really help direct patient treatment.

The successful applicant will have significant experience of relevant administrative roles, IT systems and a wider understanding of the broader issues at play within busy multi-disciplinary diagnostic service is preferred.

Medical secretary staff work within the administrative team in order to provide a comprehensive medical secretarial and/or secretarial service for the whole cellular pathology department. They undergo formal internal training and assessment programmes. The post holder will be required to support and sustain the disciplines practice, reviewing and implementing agreed administrative protocols, processes and procedures in line with service needs.

An understanding of UKAS accreditation standards or expectations would be welcomed. We currently hold UKAS Accreditation ISO:15189, and this post supports the quality lead as well as the chief and head BMS in all matters pertaining to histology and non-gynae cytology report production.

Main duties of the job

Work within the administrative team in order to provide a comprehensive medical secretarial and/or secretarial service for the Cellular Pathology department.

Undergo formal internal training and assessment programmes. The post holder will be required to support and sustain the disciplines practice, reviewing and implementing agreed administrative protocols, processes and procedures in line with service needs.

The post holder must be able to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people including patients, medical staff and colleagues. They will support and administer processes to sustain the disciplines practice through administrative protocols, processes and procedures in line with service needs.  The post holder may be required to cover for colleagues during absence when necessary.

Kent and Medway Pathology Network (KMPN) is a formal partnership of seven laboratories across three pathology services in four acute Trusts. Our 1000 colleagues provide services across the health and care sector to a population of nearly 2 million.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

KMPN are at an exciting point of our network development with a recommendation to form a joint venture across the four Trusts leading transformation.  Our projects including single IT solutions, procurement and digital projects, to ensure our services are able to meet growing demand for our service users, patients and communities. 

You will have a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in KMPN.  We are developing a network academy, a platform for all network education and training from apprenticeships to advanced clinical and scientific qualifications with a single faculty making best use of our talented educators and trainers.  You will not be expected to work at sites outside of EKHUFT. However, there will be opportunities for collaborative working within the network.