Office Administrator, The Royal Marsden School | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Are you passionate about making a difference in cancer care? The Royal Marsden School, renowned for its exceptional education in cancer and palliative care, is seeking an experienced and proactive individual to join our team. As a key member of the administration team, you will play a vital role.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing full and comprehensive administrative support to the senior leadership team and support the day to day running of the department within a busy office environment. You will provide, organise, maintain and prioritise activities and facilities at The Royal Marsden School. We are looking for someone with good attention to detail, skills in planning and organisation with proficiency in using Microsoft Office.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing full and comprehensive administrative support to the senior leadership team and support the day to day running of the department within a busy office environment. You will provide, organise, maintain and prioritise activities and facilities at The Royal Marsden School. We are looking for someone with good attention to detail, skills in planning and organisation with proficiency in using Microsoft Office.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification

2.1 To be responsible for office administration and space, including the general maintenance of the facilities at The Royal Marsden School. Maintaining a professional environment across all work areas and ensuring that any issues are escalated to the relevant parties for resolution in a timely fashion.

2.2 To identify and arrange in person classroom and equipment needs for each teaching activity and ensure teaching rooms are set up appropriately on the day

2.3 To ensure that teaching rooms are always maintained in an appropriate and professional standard. Working under their own initiative to report and escalate problems as required and to be responsible for the maintenance of the IT and other equipment therein.

2.4 To be responsible for booking rooms for all those outside of the School staff in order to ensure appropriate use of facilities, in line with guidance and procedure

2.5 Lead on the necessary administrative tasks to support the move of the School, Conference Centre and Library to a new location

This advert closes on Wednesday 6 May 2026

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