Specialist Palliative Care Administrative Assistant | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,272 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Peterborough, PE3 9GZ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	22 Jul 2026
Closing date:	21 Aug 2026

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Summary

The post holder will work closely with a small and supportive professional administrative team

· Be responsible for ensuring that all duties are carried out in accordance with the correct procedures and policies.

· Support the Lead Palliative and End of Life Nurse and the specialist team in developing the service and maintaining all its standards in line with NICE measures.

· Support workloads within the speciality.

· Maintain up to date records as requested by individual team members with regard to patient information.

· Actively take part in team meetings; including agenda setting, minute taking, room booking and ensuring meetings are attended by relevant staff by organising dates well in advance and communicating to all appropriate staff.

· Prepare documentation ready for the specialist palliative MDT weekly and facilitate these meetings.

· Deal sensitively and effectively with telephone enquiries from patients, relatives and colleagues.

· Ensure that data collection complies with the Caldicott and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR).

Support with:

Organising meetings including minute taking.

MDT working support

Letter writing.

Data collection and reporting.

Preparation of patient information & Registering patients .

Support for audit

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.

· To provide efficient and comprehensive administrative support to the Peterborough and Stamford’s Specialist Palliative Care Community and Hospital Teams.

· To provide efficient and comprehensive administrative support to the Clinical Psychologist working with the Specialist Palliative Care Team.

· To perform all allocated clerical tasks required to meet the needs of the service.

The post holder will:-

· Be responsible for ensuring that all duties are carried out in accordance with the correct procedures and policies.

· Support the Lead Palliative and End of Life Nurse and the specialist team in developing the service and maintaining all its standards in line with NICE measures.

· Support workloads within the speciality.

· Maintain up to date records as requested by individual team members with regard to patient information.

· Prepare documentation ready for the specialist palliative MDT weekly and facilitate these meetings.

· Deal sensitively and effectively with telephone enquiries from patients, relatives and colleagues.

· Ensure that data collection complies with the Caldicott and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR).

· To undergo training as necessary to meet the needs of new developments within the specialist service.

· Managing individual workload in order to meet project deadlines assigned to the post holder.

· Adaptable to change management.

· Excellent team player with good communication skills.

· Enthusiastic, motivated, ability to prioritise and work independently.

· To support the Administrative Team Leader for the Specialist Nursing Team

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Aug 2026

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