Cancer Education Team Administrator

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Enherts-TR); United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working where possible

Disability Confident employer

Carer-friendly policies

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is recruiting a Cancer Education Team Administrator to support the Postgraduate Education Centre. The role covers coordinating study days, inductions and training events, maintaining records and databases, and assisting with HR checks and work experience placements.

The position is part-time (3 days one week, 2 days the next) with flexibility for service needs and office cover. A 15% High Cost Area Supplement applies to the salary.

Qualifications

• Educated to a minimum GCSE level or equivalent
• Able to demonstrate a good level of education in mathematics and English
• European Computer Driving License

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient administrative service to the Cancer Education Team within Cancer Services.
• Communicate effectively with Trust staff, colleagues and external organisations regarding education and training.
• Coordinate education and training events using Trust systems and online booking platforms.
• Provide administrative and IT support using Microsoft 365, Trust systems and approved AI-enabled technologies.
• Support work experience placements via the Trust portal.
• Maintain the annual education and training calendar and Trust website information.

Skills

Communication skills

IT proficiency

Workload management

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

Mathematics and English

European Computer Driving License

Tools

Microsoft 365

NHS Trust systems

AI-enabled technologies

Job description

Site Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Town 3 White Hill, Rickmansworth Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata, plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 02/10/2026 23:59

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

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 requirements and ensure appropriate office cover.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Th post holder will provide an efficient administrative service to the Cancer Education Team within Cancer Services.

Communicate effectively with Trust staff, colleagues and external organisations regarding education and training.

Coordinate education and training events using Trust systems and online booking platforms.

Provide administrative and IT support using Microsoft 365, Trust systems and approved AI-enabled technologies.

Support work experience placements via the Trust portal.

Maintain the annual education and training calendar and Trust website information.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum pro rata.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role

Person specification

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

Skills

• 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.

Knowledge

• Able to take own initiative and identify methods to improve administrative processes
• Experience of working in the NHS and understanding of NHS systems

Other Requirements

• 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

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.