Job overview

Are you an organised, proactive administrator with excellent communication and administration skills? Do you enjoy coordinating projects, supporting education programmes and making a real difference to patient care? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

As a key member of the Cancer Education Hub team, you will provide high-quality administrative, financial and organisational support to the Cancer Education Lead, helping to deliver innovative education and workforce development programmes across cancer services. The role involves coordinating training courses, educational events and academic modules delivered in partnership with the University of Plymouth, managing communications with learners and stakeholders, and ensuring the smooth running of educational activities. You will also be responsible for raising purchase orders, processing and tracking invoices, maintaining accurate financial records, monitoring payments and supporting budget administration to ensure effective governance of educational programmes. Through excellent organisation, attention to detail and strong communication skills, you will play a vital role in supporting the development of a skilled and compassionate cancer workforce and the continued success of the Cancer Education Hub.

***Please note that applications from temporary workers who have been engaged with the Trust for a minimum of 3 months are welcome. ***

Main duties of the job

The primary function for this role is to provide support to the Oncology Education / Management Team within the Mustard Tree. This includes all administrative duties for the Oncology Modules which is run in conjunction with the University of Plymouth, all educational events for staff and patient events, and other projects that present. It will entail providing a comprehensive and high level administration service to enable all agendas to be delivered. 

The post holder will be expected to provide an effective, comprehensive and confidential range of administrative / secretarial tasks to ensure the smooth running of the oncology module, educational  sessions and committee events and associated responsibilities. They will also be expected to be present at some of the events.

To co-ordinate community based patient support groups working  collaboratively with community organisations to deliver an equitable service for patients.

In addition the post holder will work as a member of the team in a flexible and co-operative way, providing support for other members of the team, including but not exclusively the Mustard Tree Manager.

To create and maintain effective working relationships at all levels, internal and external to the Trust and be accountable for own actions, with the relevant manager available for reference.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.