Band 4 Pathology Administrator

Applications are invited for a full time MDT coordinator in Cellular Pathology. The post holder will provide administrative and operational support for the histopathology service based at the Royal

Free Hospital.

This post is a key position which supports the Histopathology staff in the provision of the diagnostic cancer service and will predominantly involve the preparation of weekly Multidisciplinary meetings (MDM).

Key Duties Include

• The post holder is responsible for the preparation of all clinical materials and documentation
  
  

for weekly MDMs, operated on a rotation basis

• To act as the first point of call for Histopathology operations and deal with day to day issues
  
  

using own judgement to make decisions arising where appropriate and to escalate to

appropriate department/manager/senior staff for resolution.

• To assist the operations management team as required to ensure a smooth and efficient
  
  

running service

• To assist with the booking in of referral cases sent to the department
• To assist with filing of slides to help ensure the preparation of meetings is efficient
• To assist in the training of new staff in relevant policies and procedures
  
  

Royal Free World Class Values

The postholder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike so

That Everyone At The Royal Free Can Feel

that they are always in safe hands

Key Responsibilities

• To liaise with Cellular Pathology consultants and Trust multi-disciplinary team co-ordinators to
  
  

ensure that all patients with newly identified cancers are placed on the agenda of the relevant

MDM.

• To provide the Trust cancer database manager with timely information so that the central database
  
  

is kept up to date

• To monitor the MDT team inbox for requests and action as appropriately in a timely manner as per
  
  

the rota

• To co-ordinate the activities of the Pathologists involved in the MDMs.
• To provide administrative support for all Cellular Pathology consultants and specialist registrars in
  
  

preparation for weekly MDMs. This will include but is not limited to the follow:

• Providing the Pathologists with appropriate reports and slides in a timely fashion in line
  
  

with the SOP

• Providing general administrative duties to the Pathologists regarding issues arising
  
  

from multidisciplinary team meetings, including filing, sending away slides, basic

clerical duties and distributing documents quickly and efficiently

• To ensure that records, statistics, and data are kept up to date and stored safely to ensure
  
  

compliance with good work practices required for the standards of Clinical Pathology Accreditation

(UK).

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UKs biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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