Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Co-ordinator

Job overview

Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Co-ordinator

Department: Cancer Services

Band 4,  £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum, pro rata

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Join Our Growing Cancer Services Team as a SACT Coordinator Are you ready to make a meaningful impact every single day? An exciting opportunity has opened within our Cancer Services department for a SACT Coordinator to join our dynamic Macmillan Unit. This is your chance to play a vital role in supporting our clinical teams, coordinating and scheduling SACT treatments, and helping us deliver exceptional care to patients and their families.

Working from our modern Cancer Centre Macmillan Suite, you’ll be at the heart of a service that prides itself on compassion, efficiency and outstanding patient experience. You’ll collaborate closely with clinical teams, patients and carers to ensure treatments are arranged smoothly and delivered in the right environment at the right time.  'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview date: 18 June 2026

Main duties of the job

What We’re Looking For We’re seeking an experienced administrator who brings: •    Confident IT skills and a keen eye for detail •    Warm, professional customer care skills •    The ability to work brilliantly as part of a team, while also thriving independently •    A flexible, proactive approach to changing service needs •    A genuine passion for supporting patients during some of their most important moments What You’ll Be Doing In this role, you’ll help uphold high standards of care by supporting and educating the wider workforce. You’ll play a key part in shaping and developing the service, ensuring patients are seen promptly and receive the best possible experience throughout their treatment journey. Why Join Us? Our rapidly expanding, modern and busy unit offers: •    Fantastic training and development opportunities •    A forward-thinking, supportive leadership team •    Close collaboration with Nurse Practitioners, the Palliative Care Team, and the Macmillan Information & Support Centre •    A workplace where your contribution truly matters If you’re motivated, compassionate and ready to grow your career in a service that’s making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NHS Staff Survey: Our Compassionate Culture and Leadership scores reflect a workplace where kindness, respect, and empathy are the norm—not the exception. .

General Administration Schedule all new referrals as per local procedure (most patients will attend day care unit, with a smaller group attending other sessions (e.g., bone marrow biopsies) or other treatments such as blood product support, nurse clinic.  Liaise with patients via telephone to ensure that the proposed start date is amenable to them, to answer simple questions re attending Day care unit, procedures such as PICC insertion and scalp cooling and to escalate complex questions or concerns to the nursing team.  To confirm in writing, all verbal information told to the patient.

Outpatient Pathway Ensure that referral management is dealt with in accordance with the Cancer operational policy, SOPs and MDT outcomes.

Pathway tracking To understand cancer referral to treatment (RTT) rules and use them to manage all patient journeys, updating databases as required.

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.