Job summary

A vacancy has arisen at Bournemouth Hospital for aPathway Navigator / Administratorto 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

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year pa / pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

153-SP06786-B

Job locations

Bournemouth Hospital

Castle Lane East

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Job description Job 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

• Good general education to include English and Mathematics

Desirable

• Audio typing and copy typing
• RSA II or equivalent or extensive secretarial experience
• Data administration
• ECDL
• Word processing

Experience

Essential

• Secretary or PA role or Administrator
• PC and data input
• Establishing and maintaining office systems

Desirable

• 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

• Basic IT skills
• Word
• Excel
• internet

Desirable

• Knowledge of hospital PMS and CaMIS
• Understanding of medical terminology
• Winpath and Telepath
• Understanding of medical terminology

Personal Attributes

Essential

• 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

• 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

• Ability to work on own initiative

Language requirement

Essential

• Good command of written English
• Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
• Competent and polite telephone manner

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Good general education to include English and Mathematics Desirable Audio typing and copy typing RSA II or equivalent or extensive secretarial experience Data administration ECDL Word processing Experience Essential Secretary or PA role or Administrator PC and data input Establishing and maintaining office systems Desirable 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 Basic IT skills Word Excel internet Desirable Knowledge of hospital PMS and CaMIS Understanding of medical terminology Winpath and Telepath Understanding of medical terminology Personal Attributes Essential 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 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 Ability to work on own initiative Language requirement Essential Good command of written English Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role Competent and polite telephone manner

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bournemouth Hospital

Castle Lane East

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bournemouth Hospital

Castle Lane East

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)