Cancer Centre Team Leader

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Cancer Centre Team Leader to drive the operational running of the Cancer Centre administration teams, ensuring smooth service delivery and achievement of local and national targets.

The role involves day-to-day management of MDT Co-ordinators, Oncology data officers, and admin support across RDH and QHB sites, and close collaboration with Cancer Centre management to implement process improvements and change initiatives

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Leadership or Business Administration qualification or equivalent.
• Experience working in a senior administration role with day-to-day supervision of staff.
• Advanced IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operational running of Administration teams to ensure smooth service delivery.
• Ensure systems and processes meet local and national targets.
• Support service development projects and drive change with innovative, adaptable approaches.
• Manage the Administration staff within the Business Unit on a day-to-day basis.
• Line manage MDT Coordinators, MDT Assistants/Oncology data officers, and Casenote locators across RDH and QHB sites.
• Collaborate with Cancer Centre management to deliver operational administration services aligned with cancer targets and initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

IT literacy

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Change management

Proactive thinking

Education

Degree level education

Leadership or Business Administration qualification

Tools

IT applications

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Cancer Centre Team Leader

The closing date is 18 November 2026

The Cancer Centre Team Leader is a key member of the Business Unit and is responsible for the day to day operational running of the Administration teams to facilitate the smooth and efficient running of the service

Responsible for ensuring systems and processes are in place to meet the local and national targets

Support projects in the development of the service, and facilitating the change process whilst encouraging others to be innovative and adaptable in their approach to change. Implement programmes of process improvement consistent with service strategy

Day to Day management of the Administration staff within the Business Unit

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day line management of a team of MDT Coordinators, MDT Assistants / Oncology data officers and Casenote locators / Admin support across the RDH and QHB sites

The post holder will support and work closely Cancer Centre management team, to ensure the effective delivery of key operational administration services for the Cancer Centre in line with local and national Cancer targets and initiatives. Specifically to ensure the effective collection and delivery of:

The closing date of applications: 18 November 2026

Interview date: 02 December 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development


• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond


• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.


• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.


• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.


• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.


• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.


• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.


• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.


• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AIgenerated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Please note this position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent


• Leadership or Business Administration qualification or equivalent

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience working in a senior administration role, including day to day supervision of a group of staff


• Advanced level of IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications


• Knowledge of NHS challenges, opportunities, National and Local drivers


• Knowledge / experience of Project work - experience of leading and managing change

Skills and Ability

• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work


• Well organised and able to produce accurate and timely work with particular attention to detail


• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment


• Ability to think proactively and develop the service

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

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust