Administrative Assistant/Scheduler | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,651 - £31,312 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 February 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM2 5PT |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7727429/282-C1060 |
Summary
We are seeking a keen and enthusiastic team member to join our front desk team in the Oak Centre for Children and Young People's unit. You will need to be warm and empathetic to ensure our patients and families are welcomed to the department, with kindness and compassion to relieve the stress and anxiety faced. You will provide administrative responsibilities for the department, undertake scheduling of treatments and procedures and ensure a seamless booking system for our patients.
The administrative and scheduling team work as an integral part of the Children & Young Adult service to maintain an efficient, welcoming and proactive administrative and reception service.
The post holders must adopt a professional and caring attitude with a polite and courteous manner in all aspects of communication to staff and visiting patients and their families.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information please refer to the Job Description/Job Specification
To ensure all patients appointments and day care treatments are booked accurately.
To undertake scheduling of appointments for chemotherapy treatments using the e-scheduling system within local guidelines and protocols.
To develop specialist knowledge of cancer and chemotherapy and supportive regimes used within and unit.
Accurately record data
To plan patient treatment and unit capacity efficiently, having consideration for a range of influencing factors such as the nursing staff rota, pharmacy turnaround times, availability of blood results etc.
To liaise directly with the patient and their family regarding their treatment, providing information and reassurance and managing patient expectations around the chemotherapy experience. Escalating to the clinical teams if necessary.
To liaise with the clinical teams and nursing staff to prioritise the scheduling of new referrals.
To plan ahead and to reschedule workload when necessary, to ensure that the unit capacity is optimally utilised.
This advert closes on Friday 23 Jan 2026
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