Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Personal Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: Fixed term 10 months (End date 10 months from starting)
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday core business hours)
- Part time
- Flexible working
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Department: 01. UHD – General Recruitment Site Cancer Services, Oncology, University Hospitals Dorset Town Poole and Bournemouth
Salary: £28,392 – £31,157 per annum (Yearly)
Closing date: 05/07/2026 23:59
Interview date: 21/07/2026
Base location: University Hospitals Dorset – Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals
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.
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.
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all Trust locations to meet service demands.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Qualifications
- GSCE English and Maths or equivalent at Grade C/Level 4 or above
Experience
- Experience with Patient Administration Systems
- Working in the NHS or other relevant healthcare environment
Technical skills
- Proficient in the use of full suite of Microsoft Office programmes, including Excel & Word
- IT and keyboard skills that support effective data entry and production of reports
- Ability to work as an effective team member as well as individually using own initiative
Knowledge
- 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
- Working knowledge of Somerset Cancer Register and hospital systems such as EPR, ecamis
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Contact: Kate Hitchcock, Lead SACT ACP, Email: kate.hitchcock@nhs.net
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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