Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Apprentice Cancer MDT Assistant

The closing date is 13 January 2026

Job summary

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 health care that is effective, efficient and research based.

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 with in the Cancer Network
  • Supporting the effective administration of Cancer MDT meeting

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

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an established service that supports the Trust's cancer teams. Apply now to join our team!

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

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.

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Details

Date posted

31 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14,722 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CEN-7661101

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Skills, Qualities & Knowledge

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • Flexible approach to working arrangements
  • Planner / think ahead
  • Passionate and determined to succeed within the industry
Person Specification

Skills, Qualities & Knowledge

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • 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 details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Cancer Pathway and MDT Lead

Susan Deller

Susan.deller@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

31 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14,722 a year per annum

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CEN-7661101

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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