Apprentice Cancer MDT Assistant

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Apprentice Cancer MDT Assistant to join the Cancer Services team. The role involves providing admin support to the MDT, organising lists and patient notes, and assisting with MDT meetings and video conferencing across the Cancer Network.

A Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship will be undertaken with West Nottinghamshire College. Closing date: 05 November 2026.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at minimum level 4-9 (or equivalent).
• Customer care experience and good interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational abilities and the ability to prioritise workload.
• Reliable, motivated and able to work on own initiative.
• Flexible approach and calm under pressure in a busy environment.
• Willingness to undertake Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Provide general admin/clerical support to the Cancer MDT work programme.
• Organise lists and retrieve patient case notes for MDT processes.
• Assist in MDT meetings and ensure notes are captured promptly.
• Help prepare video conferencing to other hospitals within the Cancer Network.
• Support efficient administration of Cancer MDT meetings.

Skills

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

Customer care

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Team player

Prioritisation

Motivation

Reliability

Calm under pressure

Flexible working

Planners / think ahead

Passionate

Job description

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Apprentice Cancer MDT Assistant

The closing date is 05 November 2026

Sherwood Forest Hospitals have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Cancer MDT Apprentice to join our team.

Cancer Services is part of the Corporate Division within the Trust. Its function is to develop and support the continued drive to provide health care that is effective, efficient and research based.

The main duties of the role include:

• Providing general administrative/clerical support to the Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team work programme
• Organising lists and retrieving patient case notes
• Assisting in the operation of the MDT meetings ensuring notes are obtained in a timely manner
• Assisting in the preparation of video tele-conferencing to other hospitals with in the Cancer Network
• Supporting the effective administration of Cancer MDT meeting

The successful candidate will undertake a Level 3 Business Administration course with West Nottinghamshire College.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an established service that supports the Trust's cancer teams.

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Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Skills, Qualities & Knowledge

• GCSE 4-9 English or Equivalent
• GCSE 4-9 in Maths or Equivalent
• Customer Care Experience
• Good interpersonal and communication
• Good organisational skills
• Good team member
• Ability to prioritise workload and work on own initiative
• Highly motivated
• Reliable
• Calm when under pressure in a busy environment
• Flexible approach to working arrangements
• Planner / think ahead
• Passionate and determined to succeed within the industry

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.

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust