# Senior SACT Booking Clerk > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sact-booking-clerk/294faf1b-c6dc-4fb4-98de-9769b116450d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sact-booking-clerk/294faf1b-c6dc-4fb4-98de-9769b116450d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sheffield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa/pro rata for part time staff - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T23:03:38.586Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cancer_Services/Cancer_Services-v7879085 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7879085?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the Weston Park Cancer Centre being part of our SACT Scheduling Team and leading our SACT reception and admin support team. We are looking for a motivated individual who will be able to be flexible and efficient within our busy, varied and interesting team. You will be required to deliver a high level of Administrative Support be able to work autonomously and have the ability to work under pressure. Good communication and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to duties is essential. The post holder will work closely with the day case nursing, pharmacy and admin teams at Weston Park Cancer Centre (WPCC) to provide an effective service. The post holder will be required to work from our off-site facility at Burleigh Medical Centre, in Barnsley and at Weston Park, Sheffield as well as other locations where we deliver SACT within the Network. ### Main duties of the job You will undertake line management duties such as appraisals, sickness meetings and work closely with the Service Coordinator regarding disciplinary issues. You will be responsible for rota management to ensure appropriate A&C cover for the Day Case Unit and Burleigh Medical Centre. You will attend regular meetings with the Service Coordinator to report on Day Case issues as well as assist in reviewing patient activity. In addition to line management duties you will ensure that Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) is scheduled efficient and effectively across the Day Case Units at both Weston Park Hospital and Burleigh Medical Centre and if required the South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire Cancer Alliance. The base for the service is Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2SJ and also Burleigh Medical centre.  In addition, the post holder may also be required to undertake duties at any of the other sites where Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is responsible for delivering cancer treatment activity, and it is a condition of employment that they are able to.  It is anticipated that this may include the hospitals at Barnsley, Chesterfield, Rotherham, Doncaster as well as any other sites within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Cancer Network. This role will be involved in making a positive difference to the patient's experience of cancer treatment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Job Details This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the Weston Park Cancer Centre being part of our SACT Scheduling Team and leading our SACT reception and admin support team. We are looking for a motivated individual who will be able to be flexible and efficient within our busy, varied and interesting team. You will be required to deliver a high level of Administrative Support be able to work autonomously and have the ability to work under pressure. Good communication and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to duties is essential. The post holder will work closely with the day case nursing, pharmacy and admin teams at Weston Park Cancer Centre (WPCC) to provide an effective service. The post holder will be required to work from our off-site facility at Burleigh Medical Centre, in Barnsley and at Weston Park, Sheffield as well as other locations where we deliver SACT within the Network. ## Job Description You will undertake line management duties such as appraisals, sickness meetings and work closely with the Service Coordinator regarding disciplinary issues. You will be responsible for rota management to ensure appropriate A&C cover for the Day Case Unit and Burleigh Medical Centre. You will attend regular meetings with the Service Coordinator to report on Day Case issues as well as assist in reviewing patient activity. In addition to line management duties you will ensure that Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) is scheduled efficient and effectively across the Day Case Units at both Weston Park Hospital and Burleigh Medical Centre and if required the South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire Cancer Alliance. The base for the service is Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2SJ and also Burleigh Medical centre. In addition, the post holder may also be required to undertake duties at any of the other sites where Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is responsible for delivering cancer treatment activity, and it is a condition of employment that they are able to. It is anticipated that this may include the hospitals at Barnsley, Chesterfield, Rotherham, Doncaster as well as any other sites within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Cancer Network. This role will be involved in making a positive difference to the patient's experience of cancer treatment. ## Responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in an operational service providing customer service to internal or external business partners and the public. - Experience of leading, motivating and monitoring the performance of a team - Experience of planning, allocating and prioritising a team's workload - Experience of working in partnership with other teams and departments - Experience of meeting objectives to deadlines personally and through a team - Experience of providing 1:1 training - Experience of acting as a super user of an IT system - Experience of analysing information in conjunction with operational guidelines to make evidence-based judgements and decisions **Desirable** - Experience of maintaining an electronic database and data across multiple systems and applications - Experience of working in NHS ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Effective leader and motivator of staff - Customer focused and solution orientated when problem solving - Demonstrable self-awareness, an understanding of impact on others and ability to manage self and maintain professional conduct in sometimes difficult and challenging situations - The ability to discuss sensitive issues and demonstrate empathy with patients and staff - Interest in developing role and looking for opportunities to improve working practices - Flexible and adaptable approach ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge or scheduling and timetabling processes - Exceptional interpersonal and customer care skills - Excellent planning skills and the ability to organise and prioritise own workload and that of a team - Excellent verbal and written communication skills to ensure patients staff are always well informed. - Excellent ICT skills and an interest in adopting new technology to improve the patient experience - Ability to accurately input, manipulate and transfer data from one medium to another - Ability to use initiative and own judgement to identify, analyse and resolve problems relating to capacity and demand on the Day Case Unit **Desirable** - Knowledge of NHS booking procedures - Knowledge of Cancer pathways - Awareness of pathways and processes involved in SACT services ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE Maths and English grade 4/C (or equivalent) or equivalent experience - NVQ L3 in Administration / Customer Service or Team Leading, or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience **Desirable** - ECDL ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420) - [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162) - [senior sact booking clerk jd (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10155966) - [senior sact booking clerk - ps (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10155967) - [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165) - [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 305.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211) - [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894) - [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 236.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.