Administrator -Corporate Cancer Team

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 09 May 2024

Job summary

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational ability to join the Corporate Cancer Team. You must be able to exhibit initiative in resolving problems when they arise, along with a consistently high professional approach. Sound like you? Keep reading to find out more.

The corporate cancer team work with all divisions to ensure out cancer patients receive the best care and experience within our hospitals and to ensure we are achieving our performance and deliver national strategic aims. Based at Royal Preston Hospital, you will work closely with the Lead Cancer Nurse, the Head of Performance, and liaise with both the clinical and corporate cancer Teams.

Main duties of the job

You will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Corporate Cancer Team and a PA role to support the corporate cancer triumvirate, Lead Cancer Nurse and Head of Performance and Lead Cancer Clinician.

This primarily involves the provision of a comprehensive, flexible and confidential support service and in addition, as a member of the wider department team, to engage in setting the standard for administrative processes. You will support specific projects for the purposes of developing effective processes and maintaining effective services to the corporate cancer team.

The ability to work without supervision is an important aspect of this post. By the nature of the duties, you will be required to maintain strict confidentiality and be expected to deal with issues of a sensitive nature with both internal and external partners with courtesy and discretion at all times.

About us

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is the regional Cancer centre

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving and delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet friendly people and do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

438-PB1654

Job locations

RPH

Sharoe green lane

Preston

PR2 9HT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communicates with a range of staff, users and visitors to the Trust / Department, utilizing a variety of communication methods including verbal and electronic, passing information in a format that is appropriate to the individual request.
Provide effective administration support for the Corporate Cancer Team
Act as PA to the Lead Cancer Nurse and Head of Performance.
Agendas and papers are organised and coordinated for committees and groups
Mandatory training, information governance and appraisals for the team are coordinated and recorded
Stationery and other equipment is ordered and adequate stock levels are maintained.
Provide effective administration support for Peer Review
Provide effective administration support for the Cancer Patient Information Group
Responsible for monitoring health roster for the department, ensuring any issues escalated to the Lead cancer nurse
The post holder will monitor staff sickness and escalate to lead cancer nurse
Ensure staff appraisals are completed
Assist with the recruitment selection process documentation as required

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communicates with a range of staff, users and visitors to the Trust / Department, utilizing a variety of communication methods including verbal and electronic, passing information in a format that is appropriate to the individual request.
Provide effective administration support for the Corporate Cancer Team
Act as PA to the Lead Cancer Nurse and Head of Performance.
Agendas and papers are organised and coordinated for committees and groups
Mandatory training, information governance and appraisals for the team are coordinated and recorded
Stationery and other equipment is ordered and adequate stock levels are maintained.
Provide effective administration support for Peer Review
Provide effective administration support for the Cancer Patient Information Group
Responsible for monitoring health roster for the department, ensuring any issues escalated to the Lead cancer nurse
The post holder will monitor staff sickness and escalate to lead cancer nurse
Ensure staff appraisals are completed
Assist with the recruitment selection process documentation as required

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

Good General Education
ECDL or equivalent experience

Desirable

Secretarial qualifications

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Efficient in the use of Microsoft Word for Windows
Significant previous admin experience
Experience of Excel, power Point, email and internet

Desirable

Experience in a health organisation

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

Good General Education
ECDL or equivalent experience

Desirable

Secretarial qualifications

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Efficient in the use of Microsoft Word for Windows
Significant previous admin experience
Experience of Excel, power Point, email and internet

Desirable

Experience in a health organisation

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.