Job summary
- Main area
- Histopathology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 12 months (1 year fixed term contract)
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full Time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday Between the Hours of 09:00-17:00))
- Job ref
- 153-SP06786-B
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 pa / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/11/2026
Employer heading
Administrator and Pathway Navigator Histology
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
A vacancy has arisen at Bournemouth Hospital for a Pathway Navigator / Administrator to join a small, dedicated team providing efficient secretarial and administrative support to the Consultant Histopathologists.
The primary responsibility of the role will be to monitor and follow up outstanding, unreported Histology cases, helping to ensure that patients receive their diagnoses as promptly as possible. The post holder will also assist with the outsourcing of cases to help maintain a manageable onsite reporting workload, as well as accurately recording and tracking cases using a dedicated database.
The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive administrative service and support the organisation and coordination of the Consultant Histopathologists’ workload. Responsibilities will include preparing medical correspondence and patient-related documentation, entering and maintaining accurate information on the laboratory computer system, and responding to enquiries both by telephone and in person from colleagues, clinicians, GPs and other internal and external contacts.
The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting the Histopathology service and helping to ensure that patients receive timely and efficient care.
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Base Locations: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview date: Thursday, 19th November 2026
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education to include English and Mathematics
Desirable criteria
- Audio typing and copy typing
- RSA II or equivalent or extensive secretarial experience
- Data administration
- ECDL
- Word processing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Secretary or PA role or Administrator
- PC and data input
- Establishing and maintaining office systems
Desirable criteria
- Confidence in dealing appropriately with Health Service Professionals by telephone and in person
- Previous secretarial experience
- Audio typing
- Experience in using PUSH workload management system
- Experience with CliniSys Winpath system
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
- Word
- Excel
- internet
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of hospital PMS and CaMIS
- Understanding of medical terminology
- Winpath and Telepath
- Understanding of medical terminology
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Understand the need for confidentiality
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work on own and under pressure in a busy office
Desirable criteria
- Ability to identify solutions to problems based on precedent
- Ability to collate histology component for MDT meetings
- Actively allocate Pathologists workload on a daily basis
- Enthusiastic approach
- Ability to build good working relationships at all levels
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work on own initiative
Language requirement
Essential criteria
- Good command of written English
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
- Competent and polite telephone manner
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tegan Ducker
- Job title
- Cellular Pathology Laboratory Manager - RBH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 5658
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