Cancer Administrator

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Main area Cancer Support Worker Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 33 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job  
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Employer University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Worthing Hospital Town Worthing Salary £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/01/2026 23:59

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to deliver Excellent Care Everywhere for our patients, our people and our communities. Whatever your role here at UHSussex you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us deliver Excellent Care Everywhere. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We value compassion, inclusion and respect as our core values. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research , we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

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We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

An opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Cancer Support Line Operator to work within our Cancer Services Department based at Worthing and St. Richard’s Hospital’s, with cross-site travel.

Please note:

This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to provide a comprehensive cancer support line operation and administrator service to the Cancer Support Worker Team Leaders, Cancer Support Workers and Clinical Nurse Specialists as directed by the Cancer Support Worker Team Leaders. The successful candidate must be able to work using their own initiative, but also as part of a team.

Good communication, organisational and time-management skills are essential as you will need to liaise directly with patients, cancer support workers, clinical nurse specialist and the wider cancer multi-disciplinary team including community services and other third party stakeholders.

A working knowledge of general office procedures and Microsoft packages is required but full training will be given in the use of oncology and hospital software.

• To monitor the incoming telephone calls to the Clinical Nurse Specialist…