Assistant administrator

Applications are invited for the above post to provide a high standard of secretarial and administrative support to the Division of Neuropathology. The appointee will ensure the Neuropathology Office manager is fully supported in effective running of departmental administrative processes and help maintaining and manage throughput of diagnostic reports to support research and service work in the Division. During times of absence, the Departmental Administrator Assistant will need to deputise and cover essential part of the service. Applicants must have at least 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English, a recognised qualification in secretarial work/word processing and in business administration, and an understanding of the Data Protection Act, Human Tissue Act, and the need for confidentiality. Substantial experience of working in a histopathology office environment, excellent computer literacy, and excellent oral and written communication skills are essential. The post is available immediately. Starting salary on the UCLH band 4 scale in the range £ £30,279 -£33,116 per annum dependant on experience, including the inner London allowance. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals University College Hospital Grafton Way Building Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.