Healthcare Improvement Senior Officer

We’re looking for a Healthcare Improvement Senior Officer to join our Improvement Programmes Team, helping to deliver leadership programmes and quality improvement projects that support healthcare professionals to improve prostate cancer services across the UK. It’s a varied and rewarding role where no two days are quite the same.

Examples of projects supported include:

• Establishing better Active Surveillance so that more men can avoid unnecessary radical treatment.
• Restructuring and making faster the diagnostic pathway.
• Coordinating with primary care and supporting earlier diagnosis.
• New surgical procedures that spare men the burden of incontinence.

You’ll help design, deliver and facilitate improvement programmes, preparing materials, supporting participants and ensuring recruitment runs smoothly and on time. You’ll lead on organising Clinical Advisory Group meetings, support our digital channels, including webpages and online learning resources, and take on ad hoc projects or events as necessary. You’ll coordinate quality improvement projects, help schedule programmes, and work with colleagues across Prostate Cancer UK to increase the reach and impact of our work.

Building strong relationships with programme alumni is an important part of the role, including developing newsletter content, sharing best practice and creating opportunities for continued involvement. You’ll also coach and mentor clinicians using Insights Discovery, helping to spread learning and improve care across services.

What we want from you:

You’ll bring experience of project management and be comfortable coaching, mentoring and/or supporting peer-based learning. Building strong relationships will come naturally to you, whether that’s with clinicians, colleagues, senior leaders or external partners. You’ll have a good understanding of the healthcare and/or charity sectors and the pressures faced by healthcare services.

Why work with us?

Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year. Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.

Join our team and be part of an award‑winning charity. We’ll support you to develop your skills and expertise.

What we offer:

• Generous leave entitlements that increase with service.
• One ‘development day’ a month to use for training or personal development.
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance and group income protection.
• Health Cash Plan.
• Life and wellbeing advice and support via our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted gym membership and high street shopping discounts.
• Loans for season tickets or cycles.

This role is in salary Band 3, with a starting salary of £34,300 - £37,300 per year. We aim to the median salary for the charity sector. Following 12 months of successful service, colleagues will move to the midpoint of the pay band. The midpoint salary for this role is £40,300. Our salaries reflect that the London office is our contractual place of work. We also pay a working‑from‑home allowance at the HMRC tax‑free rate of £312 per year. We are committed to paying at least the London Living Wage for all roles and apply the updated rate each April.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion:

At Prostate Cancer UK we’re committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men. This includes ground‑breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To make this happen, we’re dedicated to an inclusive, proactive organisation, as we strive to be Allies to Black communities. We’ll achieve this by advocating and working alongside those communities to promote change.

How and where we work:

Colleagues attend the office at least four days per month (pro rata for part‑time colleagues) to collaborate, build relationships, and support projects and decision‑making. You can choose where to work the rest of the time. Travel to the office is a commute, so we pay our own travel costs. Additional in‑person attendance will be required during your first few months for induction and training, to support you to learn the role and get to know colleagues. We trust colleagues to work flexibly while balancing personal commitments with the needs of the charity, and we are committed to making reasonable adjustments for colleagues with a disability, neurodiversity, or a long‑term physical or mental health condition. This role will also involve some travel around the UK for programme delivery with some overnight stays.

How to apply:

For more information about the role, please download the job description and read the ‘How to apply’ section below. This includes the key points to address in your application. To apply click the ‘apply now’ button at the top or bottom of the page which will take you through to our application portal. The closing date is Sunday 25th January 2026. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time. Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 2nd February 2026. We’re expecting the interviews for this role to be held online.

To complete your application, you’ll be asked to upload your CV and complete the supporting information section through our application portal. For your supporting statement, please complete parts one and two of the application form; each section has an 8,000-character limit (approximately 1,000 words).

Part One: Please address the skills, experience and competencies listed under Who you are using real examples where possible and telling us how you are a good match for the role. This section is your opportunity to demonstrate how your knowledge, skills, and experience match the role. The information you provide will be used to assess and shortlist applications and you’ll be scored against how you respond to these points.

• Effective communicator with strong verbal and written skills and ability to adapt communication style to reflect the audience.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage workload and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Experience of coaching, mentoring and/or facilitating peer‑based coaching.
• Ability to build, develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders both external and internal including clinicians, colleagues and senior management.
• Demonstrated understanding of the healthcare and/or charity sectors, particularly the pressures faced by healthcare.

Part Two: Using relevant examples, please explain how your approach to work and your personal values align with our values and behaviours as outlined in the job description. You may draw on experiences from work, volunteering, education, or your personal life or lived experience. This provides you with an opportunity to further support your application, showcase your understanding of the role and show how you feel you’ll be able to contribute to the success of Prostate Cancer UK.

Apply via the apply now link at the top and bottom of this page where you’ll be taken through to our career portal. We look forward to receiving your application!