CAO / Fail Safe Officer | Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chesterfield, S44 5BL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Oct 2026
Closing date:	6 Nov 2026

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Summary

Clinical Administrative Officers (CAOs) provide a range of administrative support services to a group of consultant medical staff and/or other senior members of Division teams.

They are expected to have advanced skills commensurate with their responsibilities.

They will work substantially independently, providing support of the highest quality, and taking leadership in their professional areas. Working as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) the post holder will provide a robust, efficient and high quality failsafe system for the breast cancer patients.

This is a full-time role, and the working patterns are set and are as follows:

• Mondays and Fridays – Clinical Administrator Officer Duties

• Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursday – Fail Safe Officer Duties

Here at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we provide a full range of district general services, including 24-hour urgent and emergency care, specialist children’s services, maternity and community midwifery to the population of North Derbyshire – around 400,000 local people. We also offer primary care services through nine GP surgeries in Chesterfield and Derbyshire. We work closely with partners across health and care as part of the Joined-Up Care Derbyshire system.

The Trust’s Together as One Strategy and People Plan describe our organisational values and a pledge to support our people. We are above average in all themes of the NHS National Staff Survey.

A significant element of supporting our people includes compassionate and inclusive leadership. We know that people have a life outside of work, we offer a raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing including a purpose-built Wellbeing Hub free of charge for staff which includes access to a 24/7 gym. We are easily accessible from the M1 and the A61 and the local train station is nearby.

Ours is a workplace in which you can proudly be yourself.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of the role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026

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