Position
Community spirit. Ceaseless ambition. Passion that just keeps growing.
Nurse Manager – Cancer Awareness Roadshow
£51,000‑£54,000 FTE (£40,800‑£43,200 actual) plus benefits
Reports to: Senior Health Community Engagement Manager - Cancer Awareness Roadshow
Grade: P3
Directorate: Policy, Information and Communications
Contract: End of August 2027
Hours: Part Time 28 hours per week (Monday‑Thursday)
Location: Homebased in England. Good access to transport links required to London or North West of England circa 1 to 2 times a month.
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Closing date: 5 July 2026 23:55
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage Roadshow nurses across the North‑West and London (including bank nurses), providing supervision and regular communication both remotely and in person.
- Ensure quality delivery by equipping nurses with the skills, knowledge, and support needed to run effective cancer awareness activities.
- Step in operationally when needed, covering Roadshow delivery and supporting the wider Health Community Engagement (HCE) team.
- Contribute to the development, strategy, and continuous improvement of the Roadshow programme.
- Share insights, promote the programme externally, and support new content/product development.
- Collaborate with the Senior Manager to ensure quality, compliance, and health & safety standards are met.
- Provide leadership across the HCE nursing function, including training, recruitment, development, and maintaining professional (NMC) standards.
- Maintain clear accountability and role clarity across all Roadshow and Nurse Led Cancer Awareness activities.
- Build strong local partnerships with public health organisations and internal teams.
- Act as a representative of the programme, sharing updates and insights within CRUK and at internal forums.
Qualifications
- Must be a nurse, with active NMC registration, and experience in areas such as community nursing, health promotion, practice nursing, health visiting, or similar.
- A confident communicator who can engage and adapt to different audiences with sensitivity and clarity.
- Proven experience of line management, leading and supporting others, with a focus on development and inclusion.
- A strategic thinker who can balance big‑picture planning with day‑to‑day delivery.
- Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively.
- Flexible and adaptable in a fast‑changing environment.
- A commitment to tackling health inequalities and improving cancer outcomes for everyone.
- Confidence using digital tools (e.g. Teams, PowerPoint, Excel).
Commitment to Inclusion
At Cancer Research UK, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those from under‑represented communities. Your lived experience, perspective and voice matter—and can help us better reach the people who need us most.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do:
- Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination.
- Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism.
- Human: Act to have a positive impact on people.
- Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively.
Benefits
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high‑quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work‑life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
Other Information
We are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.
