Team Leader - Lung Cancer Screening Service

NHS; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Lung Cancer Screening Team Leader to oversee administrative support teams and ensure high-quality service delivery. The role involves management of staff performance and compliance with operating procedures. Ideal candidates will have substantial administration experience and relevant qualifications. This is a part-time, permanent position based in Scunthorpe, offering salaries ranging from £27,485 to £30,162 pro rata. Flexible working opportunities are encouraged to maintain work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development programs

Qualifications

• Experience in managing administrative teams is desirable.
• A-level education is preferred.
• Computer Literacy Course such as ECDL is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administrative processes for the Lung Cancer team.
• Manage and record staff performance metrics.
• Ensure the training needs of staff are met.

Skills

RSA III typing or equivalent

Experience using IT/Patient data systems

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration/Customer Care

GCSE in English and Maths, grades A-C

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team.

The Lung Cancer Screening Team Leader will provide senior support and expert knowledge to the team of Medical Secretaries and Booking Clerks within the Lung Cancer team. The team leader will oversee all administrative and clerical processes to enable a high quality, effective and patient focused service is delivered. The post holder will ensure that standard operating procedures are followed, ensuring achievement of all performance targets. The Team Leader will be responsible for providing regular updates on performance and the escalation of issues which hinder the delivery of a smooth patient pathway to the Service Manager.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and assistance to the Service Manager, ensuring effective day to day management of the Medical Secretaries and other administrative staff within the team.
• Ensure annual leave, flexitime and sickness is managed and recorded accurately for staff directly managed by them and that adequate cross cover arrangements are in place.
• Implement Trust policies for managing individual performance and for resolving poor performance.
• Be responsible for continuing personal and professional development of staff and undertake yearly appraisals.
• Assist in the recruitment of staff with the appropriate skills to support the needs of the specialty administration team.
• Ordering of stock and supplies as necessary and in line with Trust Scheme of Delegation.
• Ensure training needs, including that of electronic systems, of current and new staff are met to provide a patient focused service, as well as mandatory training.

About Us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details

Date posted: 05 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 4

Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part‑time

Reference number: 208‑D50B50‑25‑1

Job locations: Grimsby, Grimsby / Scunthorpe, DN33 2BA

Flexible Working

We are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work‑life balance for our employees. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work‑life balance or a multi‑role career. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications (Essential)

• RSA III typing or equivalent administration experience
• NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration/Customer Care or acquired equivalent experience
• GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths, grades A‑C

Education and Qualifications (Desirable)

• Educated to A-level
• Computer Literacy Course e.g. ECDL

Occupational Experience (Essential)

• Experience of using full range of IT/Patient data systems/Microsoft office

Occupational Experience (Desirable)

• Supervisory experience of administrative staff

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 Details

Employer name: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Grimsby, Grimsby / Scunthorpe, DN33 2BA

Website: https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/