Job summary
- Main area
- Admin & Clerical
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8775KS
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital/St Mark's
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £29,176 - £30,225 pa inc. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cancer MDT Admin Assistant
Band 3
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic Cancer Pathway Admin Assistant with fantastic communication skills and a pro-active approach to join our team in Cancer Services.
The post holder will be passionate about working with the clinical teams, to develop the service and provide outstanding care for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The Trust’s cancer activity is comparable to designated cancer centres, so if you thrive on a challenge and feel you can make a real difference, this post maybe for you. The Trust is increasing resources into cancer service and has ambitious plans to continue to develop our cancer services.
Cancer Admin Assistants support our Cancer Pathway Coordinators and clinical teams to ensure all cancer pathway patients receive timely diagnosis and treatment. This is an excellent opportunity to get a broad understanding of hospital operations and administrative roles and the cancer team pride ourselves on developing staff.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Good standard of secondary education with literacy and numeracy skills demonstrable to GSCE level or equivalent standard.
Desirable criteria
- Medical terminology course
Knowledge & experience
Essential criteria
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience working in an administrative role
- Experience of Microsoft Office applications and database software
Desirable criteria
- Experience of collecting cancer waiting times data
- Experience of using video-conferencing
- Good understanding of the Cancer Waiting Times guidance.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- High standard of written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative
- Demonstrate analytical skills
- High standard of time management skills
- Competent in the use of computer software
- Excellent organisation skills
- Ability to learn quickly and identity own training needs
- Understanding of data confidentiality procedures.
- Flexible approach to working
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of using video-conferencing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gabriela Hephzibah
- Job title
- Cancer Services Pathway & MDT Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 869 3861
- Additional information
For further information and an informal discussion please contact Zahira Mohamed or Gabriela Hephzibah 0208 869 3861
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