Health Promotion Nurse (Registered Adult Nurse) - NE England, CANCER RESEARCH UK
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HEALTH PROMOTION NURSE (REGISTERED ADULT NURSE) - NORTHEAST ENGLAND
Salary: £42,435 per annum pro rata (plus Car Allowance)
Reports to: Cancer Awareness Nurse Manager
Department: Policy, Information and Communications
Location: Home-based in the Northeast of England. This role will be field-based within this region, with Sunderland acting as the centre-point and covering a 35-mile radius in each direction from there.
Employment type: Permanent
Working hours: 28 hours per week
Closing date: Tuesday 24 June 2025, 23:55
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. This role is also subject to a DBS check and successful completion of a PVG check prior to joining.
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 who shares our vision, someone like you.
We are looking for a Health Promotion Nurse (Registered Adult Nurse) to join our team in the Northeast of England. Our Cancer Awareness Roadshow plays a vital role in achieving our vision of beating cancer. We travel to the heart of communities talking to over 51,000 people every year about cancer. Our nurses directly reach people most in need, helping people to take steps to reduce their risk of cancer through lifestyle changes and supporting them to maintain those changes lifelong. If you've got an interest in health promotion and you are an excellent and confident communicator then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
What will I be doing?
* Working as a core part of our Cancer Awareness team to engage people face-to-face, providing information on cancer prevention, screening and early detection
* Organising and delivering Cancer Awareness presentations and training to community groups and supporting other public health initiatives in our Nurse-led Cancer Awareness activities
* Collecting and inputting data to evaluate local engagement activities
* Getting involved with other Cancer Awareness outreach activity in the local community
* Managing a team of Health Awareness Volunteers and supporting them to be involved with Cancer Awareness activity where appropriate.
What skills are you looking for?
* Registered Nurse - NMC registration is mandatory for this role and must be maintained at all times
* An interest in or experience of at least one of the following: health promotion, practice nursing, occupational health, health visiting, district/community nursing or other qualification/experience
* Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to engage people in conversation and to use motivational interviewing techniques
* Proven experience in delivering public-facing work, and a good understanding of the challenges associated with engaging hard to reach groups and addressing health inequalities
* Ability to work flexibly and autonomously
* Understanding of the importance and need for adhering to data protection, quality assurance and other compliance policies at all times
* Excellent written, administration and organisation skills with the ability to keep accurate confidential records
* Willingness to be flexible in regard to working days and hours
* Excellent self-awareness and the ability to recognise development areas and to seek training and support as necessary.
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, Internally, this role is known as Cancer Awareness Nurse.
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