Cancer Education Team Administrator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves providing comprehensive administrative and IT support to the Postgraduate Education Centre within Cancer Services. The post holder will support the delivery of high-quality education and training for multidisciplinary staff groups. Key duties include coordinating study days, maintaining records, supporting online learning, and assisting with work experience placements. The role is part-time, with a flexible two-week working pattern.
Essential criteria
- Educated to a minimum GCSE level or equivalent
- Able to demonstrate a good level of education in mathematics and English
Desirable criteria
- European Computer Driving License
- Previous Experience
- General office experience, preferably in a training/learning environment
- Evidence of creating and maintain databases and other forms of accurate reports
- Handling telephone queries
- Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Excellent IT skills, with the ability to confidently set up, manage, and troubleshoot systems and digital processes, for example Microsoft packages, AI digital assistants, Canva, Mentimeter, Survey Monkey
- Demonstrates strong IT proficiency and confidence in implementing and maintaining systems.
- Good management and prioritisation or workload skills
- Processes and support effective digital working practices.
- Able to take own initiative and identify methods to improve administrative processes
- Experience of working in the NHS and understanding of NHS systems
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Strives for excellence & continuous improvement
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and establish good working relationships at all levels
- Demonstrates the ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion and professionalism
- Qualifications / Training
- Educated to a minimum GCSE level or equivalent
- Able to demonstrate a good level of education in mathematics and English
- European Computer Driving License
- Previous Experience
- General office experience, preferably in a training/learning environment
- Evidence of creating and maintain databases and other forms of accurate reports
- Handling telephone queries
- Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Excellent IT skills, with the ability to confidently set up, manage, and troubleshoot systems and digital processes, for example Microsoft packages, AI digital assistants, Canva, Mentimeter, Survey Monkey
- Demonstrates strong IT proficiency and confidence in implementing and maintaining systems.
- Good management and prioritisation or workload skills
- Processes and support effective digital working practices.
- Able to take own initiative and identify methods to improve administrative processes
- Experience of working in the NHS and understanding of NHS systems
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Strives for excellence & continuous improvement
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and establish good working relationships at all levels
- Demonstrates the ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion and professionalism
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Cancer Education Team Administrator
The closing date is 02 October 2026
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Cancer Education Team Administrator who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative and Information Technology support to the Postgraduate Education Centre, supporting the delivery of high-quality education and training to multidisciplinary staff groups across Cancer Services.
Working as part of the Cancer Education Team, the post holder will support senior staff and training teams with a range of administrative and coordination duties relating to education, workforce development and staff training processes.
Key responsibilities include coordinating study days, induction programmes and training events; maintaining accurate records and databases; supporting online learning platforms; working with Human Resources to support identification and pre-employment checks, look after all work experience placement for Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, ensuring effective communication across the department.
The post will be worked on a part-time basis, with a two-week working pattern of 3 days one week and 2 days the following week. There will be some flexibility to adjust working days to meet service
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