Apprentice Cancer MDT Assistant

NHS; Sutton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Apprentice Cancer MDT Assistant to provide administrative support to the cancer multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will join a Level 3 Business Administration course while engaging in duties such as organising patient records and assisting MDT meetings. This role offers a great opportunity to develop skills in a supportive environment dedicated to effective and patient-centered healthcare.

Qualifications

• GCSE 4-9 English or Equivalent.
• GCSE 4-9 in Maths or Equivalent.
• Experience in customer care.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Cancer MDT.
• Organise lists and retrieve patient case notes.
• Assist in operating MDT meetings.
• Help prepare video conferencing to other hospitals.
• Support administration of Cancer MDT meetings.

Skills

Customer Care Experience

Good interpersonal and communication

Good organisational skills

Ability to prioritise workload

Highly motivated

Reliable

Calm under pressure

Flexible approach

Education

GCSE 4-9 English or Equivalent

GCSE 4-9 in Maths or Equivalent

Job description

Apprentice Cancer MDT Assistant

Closing Date: 13 January 2026

Sherwood Forest Hospitals have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Cancer MDT Apprentice to join our team.

Cancer Services is part of the Corporate Division within the Trust. Its function is to develop and support the continued drive to provide healthcare that is effective, efficient and research based.

Job Responsibilities

The main duties of the role include:

• Providing general administrative/clerical support to the Cancer Multi‑Disciplinary Team work programme
• Organising lists and retrieving patient case notes
• Assisting in the operation of the MDT meetings ensuring notes are obtained in a timely manner
• Assisting in the preparation of video tele‑conferencing to other hospitals within the Cancer Network
• Supporting the effective administration of Cancer MDT meetings

The successful candidate will undertake a Level 3 Business Administration course with West Nottinghamshire College.

About Us

We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.

Visa Sponsorship

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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Person Specification

Skills, Qualities & Knowledge

• GCSE 4-9 English or Equivalent
• GCSE 4-9 in Maths or Equivalent
• Customer Care Experience
• Good interpersonal and communication
• Good organisational skills
• Good team member
• Ability to prioritise workload and work on own initiative
• Highly motivated
• Reliable
• Calm when under pressure in a busy environment
• Flexible approach to working arrangements
• Planner / think ahead
• Passionate and determined to succeed within the industry

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust