Cancer Directorate Administrative Assistant

Cancer Directorate Administrative Assistant Band 4

Main area Division B
- Cancer Directorate Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Hybrid role
- Onsite and Homeworking. Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered.) Job
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Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B Town Cambridge Salary £28,392 - £31,157 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/07/2026 23:59 Interview date 16/07/2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self‑motivated individual to join the Cancer Directorate, providing high‑quality administrative support.

We are seeking a well‑organised team player with excellent communication skills, who thrives in a busy, challenging yet rewarding environment. You should demonstrate a positive approach to change and be highly motivated to work both effectively and efficiently.

In this role, you will support departmental operations by preparing and circulating meeting agendas, taking accurate minutes, and ensuring timely follow‑up of agreed actions. You will manage shared inboxes, including coordinating room booking requests, and act as a key point of contact for day‑to‑day enquiries. The postholder will also process invoices, support the raising of purchase orders, and provide general administrative support across the department to ensure smooth and efficient service delivery.

This is a hybrid role, incorporating a combination of onsite and home working.

To provide a professional, effective and efficient administrative and secretarial service to the Cancer Directorate and associated specialties /teams and its users including patients, relatives and colleagues.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here.

CUH’s values – Together
- Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 5th July 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 16th July 2026.

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