Palliative Care Administrator | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	01 April 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,554 - £33,270 per annum (pro rata P/T) inc HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	01 May 2026
Location:	London, NW1 0PE
Company:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7908805/333-G-CC-1548

Summary

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the UCLH, Camden and Islington Palliative Care Service.

Based in the community team, but wiliing to support the wider service, you will help provide a high level of day to day office support to the team as well as contributing ideas and assisting in projects to improve and develop the service.

You will need to have the ability to work independently as well as within the team when required. You will be an approachable and friendly person who is able to work in a busy environment with a varied range of needs and demands, someone who reacts well under pressure, can be trusted to get tasks done quickly but effectively and who is capable of adapting to fast changing situation.

It is essential that that you have excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to use your initiative. Previous experience of working within the NHS is desirable, but all forms of experience will be considered.

Due to the demands of the role, strong IT skills are essential, both ability using a range of software, but equally with hardware setup. Not only must you be highly capable using IT personally, but the ability to help other members of staff resolve their IT issues is equally as important.
• Provide administrative / office support to the Palliative Care Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• To facilitate effective communication, providing and receiving information within the team and by providing timely and accurate messages and information
• Exercise judgment when dealing with enquiries, analyse and resolve problems where required and within scope of role
• Plan and prioritise own workload.
• When required to service meetings including preparing appropriate papers and taking and transcribing minutes
• Be involved in and contribute ideas to project work aimed at improving the service.
• Respond quickly and effectively to staff needs and requests.
• Help managed IT and related issues.
• Help with the induction and set up of new staff members.
• Help ensure clinical supplies are managed and ordered.
• Collect and collate timely and accurate statistical data as required for auditing purposes producing reports from the data as required.

To apply please include your motivations and suitability for the role in reference to the personal specification in the supporting information of your application.

We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.



Please note:This vacancy doesnotmeet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. “Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."

As such, if you don’t meet the Transitional Provision (above)we are unable to consider your application unless you can provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom. If you believe you are eligible for sponsorship or already hold a valid right to work in the UK, please ensure you provide full details of your immigration status in thePre-Screening Immigrationsection of your application form.

Please noterole eligibility also depends on whether the role meets the salary threshold for the relevant occupational code (SOC CODE).

For further info please visit:Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

Professional Responsibilities
• To be aware of all necessary quality standards and performance measures relevant for the post and ensure they are adhered to.
• Maintain a high standard of confidentiality at all times.
• To take part in team / service Meetings.
• To be proficient and confident in the use of Microsoft packages including PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook.

Personal Responsibilities
• Maintain the highest standards of care and service, taking responsibility not only for the support you personally provide, but also for your wider contribution to the aims of your team and the NHS as a whole.
• Take responsibility for attending and participating in all mandatory and essential training to ensure the safe and efficient functioning of the Trust and/or safety and wellbeing of other staff and the people for whom you provide services.
• Be familiar with and comply with, Trust policies for infection prevention and control and hand hygiene in order to reduce the spread of healthcare associated infections. This will include a requirement to attend mandatory training in Infection Prevention and Control and to be compliant with all measures known to be effective in reducing healthcare-associated infections, including correct uniform and dress code policy, the use of personal protective equipment policy, safe procedures for using aseptic techniques, and safe disposal of sharps.


This advert closes on Thursday 9 Apr 2026

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