Job Description

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Band 3

Main area

TWR/MDT Assistant

Grade

Band 3

Contract

Permanent

Hours

37.5 hours per week (Full time 37.5 hours per week)

Job ref

343-NN-7077279-FM-HM

Site

St Helier Hospital

Town

Carshalton

Salary

29,176 - 30,225 pro-rata, per annum, inc HCAS (Outer London)

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

12/05/2025 23:59

The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers*





At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.




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Job overview

Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Cancer Services office in maintaining accurate records of new and existing cancer referrals.



Work within the Cancer Two Week Wait office to efficiently schedule and book appointments for patients in accordance with trust guidelines, while also demonstrating a target-driven approach towards the front-end of the cancer pathways and CQUIN targets.



Your role will be instrumental in ensuring smooth referral management processes, supporting adherence to trust guidelines, and contributing to the achievement of cancer standards and CQUIN targets.


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Main duties of the job

The post also involves data entry of cancer waiting times information, and various cancer national minimum datasets so previous data entry experience and knowledge of databases would be an advantage.



The department is very busy and the post would best suit someone with good organisational, communication and prioritisation skills.



Post is for 37.5 hours per week and involve working at both Epsom and St Helier as and when required basis.


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Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.



We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.



The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.


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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.



The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.


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Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths Minimum of NVQ 3 or equivalent experience ####

Experience

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Essential criteria

Experience of Microsoft packages, word, excel and access #####

Desirable criteria

Experience working in a hospital environment Use of patient information systems (iPM, iCM, Telepath, Ris-web, NHS tracing) ####

Knowledge and Skills

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Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills Organisation and prioritising skills ####

Personal Attributes

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Essential criteria

Ability to work without close supervision Ability to work as part of a team

Your application

: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We

do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.