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Higher Clerical Officer (Breast Screening)


Location
Canterbury, England
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum
Profession
Administrative and IT
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
13 Jul 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
06 Jul 2026
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Job overview

The Breast Screening and Imaging Department are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic, dynamic and competent individual to join their innovative, forward thinking, passionate team who strive to ensure patient care is at the forefront of our service.

As part of the role the post holder will some undertake secretarial duties, some data entry functions and close monitoring of patients’ pathways. The ideal candidate will be diligent, motivated and attentive with experience of managing their own workload but also able to work as part of a close team.

Please note previous candidates need not apply.

PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. If you hold a Graduate/Post Study work visa, you will only be able to work this role fixed term until the expiry date of your visa.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be part of the trust wide Radiology team and will manage the day to day responsibilities for booking patients from the waiting list and maximising capacity utilisation as well as undertaking reception and other administration duties within the Kent and Canterbury Breast Screening  Unit.

The post holder will be expected to provide a flexible resource to support teams in the provision of services.  This includes organisation of own and other team members work.  Duties may include contact with front line service users, members of the public and other external stakeholders. This post will include organisation and maintenance of effective systems (paper based and electronic).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person specification

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication: written and verbal
  • Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
  • IT skills: Keyboard skills, ability to use spread sheets, preparation of documents to high quality using WORD
  • Accuracy – pays attention to detail

Desirable

  • Ability to track information
  • To develop new skills and contribute to the improvement of the service provided

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, Access and internal systems.
  • Understanding of the Data Protection Act 1998

Desirable

  • Understanding of patient pathways
  • Knowledge of the Patient Administration Systems

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years administration experience
  • Experience in customer facing role
  • Experience of formal minute taking

Desirable

  • Experience of NHS/Health Care environment
  • Working in and for a team

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic numeracy & literacy (Maths and English) qualifications GCSE or equivalent
  • RSA / NVQ 3 or equivalent

Other requirements

Essential

  • Upholds and models the Trust values

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