Lung Cancer Screening Administrator / Receptionist

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare institution is seeking a Lung Cancer Screening Administrator / Receptionist to support its Cancer Screening Programme across Greater Manchester. This role involves administrative tasks at community sites and hospitals, providing high-quality patient care and support. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills and relevant qualifications. The position is full-time, with a salary ranging from £24,937 to £26,598 per annum.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Travel payments for additional mileage

Qualifications

• Evidence of working as part of a team and in isolation.
• Experience in NHS patient services and knowledge of NHS administration.
• Ability to handle difficult situations and customer complaints.

Responsibilities

• Play an essential role within the team to maintain good working practices.
• Deliver high-quality admin support and patient care.
• Adapt to change and learn new skills.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Self-motivated and productive

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Knowledge of NHS administration

Education

GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

ECDL or relevant IT qualifications

NVQ 2 in Customer Service

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Lung Cancer Screening Administrator / Receptionist

The closing date is 20 October 2025

Do you want to work in a service where we diagnose lung cancer early and save people's lives?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the expanded Greater Manchester Lung Cancer Screening Programme. This award-winning programme delivers lung cancer screening to people aged between 55 and 74 years old, who have ever smoked in their lifetimes, from mobile clinics in the community.

This post will be mainly based in mobile clinics in the community in Greater Manchester (covering all localities). Training and induction will be completed at Wythenshawe hospital and at mobile sites (supermarkets and football stadiums) out in the community. Travel payments will be made for any travel completed above home to base mileage. Also, MFT has lease car options available to successful post holders through the NHS Fleet Solutions car leasing salary sacrifice scheme.

You will receive an induction and training package and be part of an established team with support for you to thrive in your role and contribute to improved patient care, health, and quality of life.

Main duties of the job

You will play an essential role within the team, helping to maintain and when necessary, improve good working practices.

You will be willing to adapt to change and learn new skills, having a good knowledge of general office procedures, together with organisational and communications skills, delivering high quality admin support and patient care.

We actively encourage personal development and access to training and as a result your own structured personal development plan will support your future development.

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide, we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

This new post will be based out on the community sites across Greater Manchester and at Wythenshawe Hospital

The role is for 37.50 hours per week (1.00wte)

Informal discussions prior to applying are welcomed and encouraged.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent qualifications to demonstrate literacy and numeracy Successful completion of relevant NHS apprenticeship programme
• ECDL or other relevant IT qualifications
• NVQ 2 in Customer Service

Experience

• Evidence of working as part of a team as well as in isolation
• NHS patient services with a knowledge of NHS administration or different healthcare settings
• Evidence of handling difficult circumstances, e.g., customer complaints

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and productive without constant supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Knowledge

• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality
• Awareness of health and safety in an office environment
• Understanding of the Lung Cancer Screening Programme

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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Lung Health Check Sites and Wythenshawe Hospital

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-WTWA-7444181-RL4

Job locations

Community Lung Health Check Sites and Wythenshawe Hospital