Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 10 months (End date: 10 months from starting)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-SP06234
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cancer Services, Oncology, University Hospitals Dorset
- Town
- Poole and Bournemouth
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/07/2026
Employer heading
Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Personal Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 4
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
The main focus of this role is to provide administrative support to the systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) nursing team and practice educators in the form of clerical support with clinics, organising staff training needs, maintaining staff records, taking and distributing accurate minutes of meetings and the immunotherapy (IO) multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meeting, as well as producing quality and performance data and supporting on SACT projects.
Interview date: Tuesday 21st July PM, Poole Hospital. No other dates will be offered.
Base location: University Hospitals Dorset - Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals
Main duties of the job
You’ll provide support to our team through administrative tasks such as typing, photocopying, scanning and general organisation.
Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service and adapt to changing aspects of the service
Ability to work as an effective team member as well as individually using own initiative providing administrative support to the SACT, IO practitioners and educators.
Working for our organisation
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions 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.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about this role - please refer to the job description and person specification within the supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GSCE English and Maths or equivalent at Grade C/Level 4 or above
Desirable criteria
- Typing/Word Processing qualification i.e. RSA Level 3 Word Processing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Office working
Desirable criteria
- Experience with Patient Administration Systems
- Working in the NHS or other relevant healthcare environment
Technical skills
Essential criteria
- Proficient in the use of full suite of Microsoft Office programmes, including Excel & Word
- IT and keyboard skills that support the effective data entry and production of reports.
- Ability to work as an effective team member as well as individually using own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Audio typing skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Ability to understand Trust procedures and policies relating to the role Understanding of the requirements of the Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act and their application in the workplace
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of Somerset Cancer Register and hospital systems such as EPR, ecamis
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Hitchcock
- Job title
- Lead SACT ACP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
I am a cross-site worker, working four days a week. It's best to contact me via email or if you're an internal candidate by MS Teams. I am happy to arrange an informal discussion/visit if you feel this would be beneficial.
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