Cancer Awareness Nurse Manager - Cancer Awareness in the Workplace

Community spirit. Ceaseless ambition. Passion that just keeps growing.

£51,000-£54,000 FTE (£40,800-£43,200 actual) plus benefits

Reports to:

Senior Health Community Engagement Manager - Cancer Awareness in the Workplace

Grade: P3

Directorate:
Policy, Information and Communications

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Part Time 28 hours per week (Monday-Thursday)

Location:

This is a home-based role within England. Applicants must have good access to transport links and hold a full, valid UK driving licence. The role requires a regular and significant level of travel across the UK to deliver workplace health activities and engage with stakeholders in various locations.

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: 9 August 2026 23:55

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

But beating cancer means more than research. It means making sure everyone no matter who they are or where they live has access to life-saving information and support.

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced nurse leader to help deliver and shape our Cancer Awareness in the Workplace programme —equipping employees across the UK with the knowledge and confidence to talk about cancer prevention, screening and early diagnosis.

If you're driven by purpose, motivated by reducing health inequalities, and excited to lead and inspire others—we’d love to hear from you.

You can find out more about cancer awareness in the workplace.

Talking about cancer can save lives. But not everyone has equal access to health information. Through our Cancer Awareness in the Workplace programme, we deliver cancer awareness activity to employees in the UK where the need is greatest—helping people feel informed, empowered and able to make a difference.

• Lead and manage a Senior Cancer Awareness nurse and team of bank nurses, providing supervision and regular communication both remotely and in person.
• Deliver engaging cancer awareness activities, including cancer awareness stands, talks and webinars.
• Ensure quality delivery by equipping nurses with the skills, knowledge, and support needed to run effective cancer awareness activities.
• Contribute to the development, strategy, and continuous improvement of the Cancer Awareness in the Workplace 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 Cancer Awareness in the Workplace activities.
• Build strong relationships with the Cancer Awareness in the Workplace team, Health Community Engagement team and internal teams.
• Act as a representative of the programme, sharing updates and insights within CRUK and at internal forums.

• 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
• Strong online delivery and presentation skills
  
  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)

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