Colorectal Cancer Administrator

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The post holder will provide high-quality administrative support across the colorectal cancer pathway and Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathways, ensuring patients are appropriately tracked, monitored and progressed in line with national standards and Trust requirements.

The role is responsible for supporting the effective coordination and administration of patient pathways, maintaining accurate and timely records, identifying potential delays or breaches, and escalating issues appropriately to clinical and operational teams. The post holder will work closely with consultants, cancer performance team, centralised services and other administrative colleagues to ensure continuity of care and timely progression of patients.

Main duties of the job

• Provide administrative support across colorectal cancer and RTT pathways, ensuring patients are accurately tracked and progressed.
• Monitor waiting lists, identify potential delays and breaches, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Maintain accurate and timely patient pathway information and undertake regular validation.
• Liaise with consultants, specialist teams, centralised services and administrative colleagues to resolve pathway issues.
• Manage competing priorities within a time-sensitive environment, ensuring deadlines and national standards are met.
• Work collaboratively with the wider administrative and operational teams to maintain continuity of service

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential criteria

• A-Levels or equivalent knowledge or experience

Desirable criteria

• Medical terminology

Experience

Essential criteria

• Administrative experience
• Filing techniques
• Basic IT literacy

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in an NHS institution

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• Competent use of IT systems - Excel, Word, & database input

Desirable criteria

• Service sector work (preferably hospital).
• Legible handwriting

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on