Access Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.
The source advert contains explicit wording ruling out sponsorship for this specific role. Consider other live roles at the same band from sponsorship-friendly trusts.
“Under current Home Office rules, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for an Access Manager within the Cancer Care team, offered as a 12-month secondment. The primary responsibility is to ensure the Care Group meets local and national access targets, including RTT and Cancer Performance targets. The manager will also interpret and implement the Trust's access policy and report to the operational management team.
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent experience or training
- Good knowledge of a range of administrative systems and processes
- Proven skill in utilisation of data analysis IT systems and Microsoft office packages
- Wide breadth of speciality knowledge in relation to access activities
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing programmes/systems that monitor and improve efficiency or safety in a healthcare environment
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of project/programme management.
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
- Significant operational and service management experience within a Health setting.
- Detailed specialist knowledge of health service and trust policy in relation to access and nationally agreed targets
- Proficient knowledge of all hospital computerised patient management systems
- Experience of dealing with non routine and complex problems, chasing progress and ensuring appropriate resource management
- Working in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
- Ability to collaborate and contribute to cost improvement and service improvement projects
- Experience of working directly with colleagues, commissioners, patients and their families in responding to complaints or queries related to access to services
- Able to demonstrate evidence of effective financial management.
- Experience of developing user/carer involvement.
- Experience of complex change management.
- Skills/experience of working with senior clinicians.
- Aptitudes and skills required
- Able to work independently with minimum supervision to analyse current processes and develop monitoring systems
- Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison and negotiation skills.
- IT skills and ability to develop these skills further
- Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines
- Able to demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in working with complex data and issues
- Polite and sympathetic with patients/families when raising concerns
- Motivated and motivational
- Team player
- Ability to work with others and to share knowledge and skill as required
- Trust Values
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
- Qualifications / training required
- Degree or equivalent experience or training
- Good knowledge of a range of administrative systems and processes
- Proven skill in utilisation of data analysis IT systems and Microsoft office packages
- Wide breadth of speciality knowledge in relation to access activities
- Experience of developing programmes/systems that monitor and improve efficiency or safety in a healthcare environment
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of project/programme management.
- Previous or relevant experience necessary
- Significant operational and service management experience within a Health setting.
- Detailed specialist knowledge of health service and trust policy in relation to access and nationally agreed targets
- Proficient knowledge of all hospital computerised patient management systems
- Experience of dealing with non routine and complex problems, chasing progress and ensuring appropriate resource management
- Working in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
- Ability to collaborate and contribute to cost improvement and service improvement projects
- Experience of working directly with colleagues, commissioners, patients and their families in responding to complaints or queries related to access to services
- Able to demonstrate evidence of effective financial management.
- Experience of developing user/carer involvement.
- Experience of complex change management.
- Skills/experience of working with senior clinicians.
- Aptitudes and skills required
- Able to work independently with minimum supervision to analyse current processes and develop monitoring systems
- Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison and negotiation skills.
- IT skills and ability to develop these skills further
- Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines
- Able to demonstrate attention to detail an
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Access Manager
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Access ManagerContract Type: Fixed TermFixed Term Contract End Date: November 2027Purpose for Fixed Term: Secondment
Under current Home Office rules, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in Cancer Care as Access manager on a 12 month secondment.
As part of our team, you will be responsible for delivery of local and national access targets for the Care Group, ensuring all activity within the care group is delivered within agreed Trust and government waiting time targets. You will also be responsible for interpretation and implementation of the Trusts access policy.
You will report to a member of the Care Groups operational management team.
About us
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff en
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