Senior Health Promotion Nurse (Registered Adult Nurse)

SENIOR HEALTH PROMOTION NURSE (REGISTERED ADULT NURSE) Salary: £32,500 – £34,500 per annum FTE plus Car Allowance Reports to: Cancer Awareness Nurse Manager Department: Policy, Information and Communications Location: Field-based in NW England (35 mile radius of Manchester) Employment type: Fixed-term contract until mid-December 2023 Working hours: 28 hours per week Closing date: Sunday 26 February 2023, 23:55*

• Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may close the role earlier than stated therefore early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we we’re looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Health Promotion Nurse. We need you to be responsible for delivering local Cancer Awareness Roadshow activity – informing and empowering people to make healthy lifestyle changes and promoting early diagnosis through in-depth face-to-face interactions and signposting into local services, particularly among those at greatest risk. This will include working on Cancer Research UK’s Cancer Awareness Roadshow and other health promotion activities as required. What will I be doing?

• Overseeing the day to day delivery of Roadshow activity in your area, ensuring smooth running and effective team working with internal and external stakeholders, resolving day-to-day issues in a pragmatic way
• Planning a schedule of cancer awareness outreach activity that is aligned with team and directorate strategy and priorities
• Responsible for having tailored in-depth face-to-face interactions with members of the public to raise awareness of cancer, sharing evidence-based messages and encouraging people to take positive action for their health
• Identifying and developing new and existing contacts in local public health teams and encouraging local health workers who are suitable and relevant to work alongside us
• Ensuring that all health workers and other internal and external staff working with you are clearly briefed on their remit and boundaries prior to public-facing activity and closely monitor them throughout
• Researching and producing local stats and health information and signposting sheets, and circulating to other nurses
• Responsible for collecting and reporting data for evaluation of activity in your area and for providing overall feedback on the activity to inform future planning
• Supporting the promotion of the Cancer Awareness Roadshow through various communications outlets, including internal channels, local media and social media.

What skills are you looking for?

• Registered Nurse - NMC registration is mandatory for this role and must be maintained at all times
• A qualification or demonstrable interest in at least one of the following: health promotion, practice nursing, occupational health, health visiting, district/community nursing or other area relevant to this role
• Experience in health promotion or community/public health services and a passion for raising cancer awareness and supporting positive behaviour change through public-facing engagement activity
• An understanding of the challenges and determinants associated with health inequalities and reaching disadvantaged groups
• The ability to work flexibly and autonomously while working effectively as a valued and supportive member of the whole team
• Excellent verbal communication and listening skills – an ability to engage people in conversation and to use motivational interviewing techniques
• Confidence and ability to make decisions and solve problems appropriately, and to adapt and deal with difficult, unforeseen challenges that may arise.

Please click here for a full candidate pack. What will I gain? Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive. In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more. We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements. We don’t forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture. Our work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team. How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively. Please note that this role is known Internally as Senior Cancer Awareness Nurse. There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner. If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.