Person Specification

Other

Essential

• Must be prepared to work across different hospital sites.

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma-level qualification or equivalent in the relevant field/discipline
• GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent
• ECDL or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Evidence of continued role development
• Willing to undertake Macmillan learning and development courses.
• Basic counselling
• NVQ in Care or similar

Experience

Essential

• Relevant Health or Social Care experience
• Experience of coaching/teaching patients and carers

Desirable

• Experience in coordinating a patient workload.
• Previous medical secretarial experience
• Awareness of Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer and Other National Cancer Policies

Knowledge

Essential

• Efficient in the use of Microsoft Word for Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and the internet
• Advanced knowledge of medical terminology
• Understanding of person-centred care

Desirable

• Awareness of Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer and Other National Cancer Policies
• Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions, and terminology
• Understanding of Cancer Support and its role across the UK

Skills

Essential

• Able to use own initiative and work without supervision
• Able to prioritise work and the work of others.
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to communicate both verbally and non-verbally daily with people at all levels.
• Good observation skills
• Practical problem-solving skills
• Ability to work flexibly dependant on the needs of the service
• Tactful and diplomatic with the ability to ask sensitively about information needs
• Ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats

Desirable

• Able to use own initiative and work without supervision

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 04 March 2026