Cancer Centre Team Leader

£32,073 to £39,043 a year pa pro rata

The Cancer Centre Team Leader is a key member of the Business Unit and is responsible for the day to day operational running of the Administration teams to facilitate the smooth and efficient running of the service

Responsible for ensuring systems and processes are in place to meet the local and national targets

Support projects in the development of the service, and facilitating the change process whilst encouraging others to be innovative and adaptable in their approach to change. Implement programmes of process improvement consistent with service strategy

Day to Day management of the Administration staff within the Business Unit

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day line management of a team of MDT Coordinators, MDT Assistants / Oncology data officers and Casenote locators / Admin support across the RDH and QHB sites

The post holder will support and work closely Cancer Centre management team, to ensure the effective delivery of key operational administration services for the Cancer Centre in line with local and national Cancer targets and initiatives. Specifically to ensure the effective collection and delivery of:

CWT (Cancer Waiting Times) data and targets, COSD (Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset) and National and local audits

All aspects of Day to Day management of Administration staff, including: Leave and absence; including annual leave and cover planning, Health and attendance, Appraisals, Flexible working requests, Performance and behaviour, Grievances and disputes, Recruitment, Hours and assignment changes, staff 1:1s

Healthroster validation and finalisation

Lead and chair regular UHDB Cancer Centre team meetings

Ensure the effective utilisation of UHDB Cancer Centre staffing resources

Provide support to the members of the senior team to facilitate the smooth and efficient running of the service

The Cancer Centre Team Leader will take the lead on specific projects on behalf of the Cancer Centre

Closing date of applications: 18 November 2026

Interview date: 02 December 2026

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AIgenerated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Please note this position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff

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.

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

United Kingdom

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

11 November 2026

Agenda for change

Band 5

Permanent

Full-time

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

United Kingdom