Nurse Manager - Cancer Awareness Roadshow

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.

Requirements

• 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)
• Our commitment to inclusion
• At Cancer Research UK, we're 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 underrepresented communities. Your lived experience, perspective and voice matter-and

Benefits

Additional Information

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: P 3 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 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 fully complete the application questions and work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk as soon as possible. Recruitment process: 1 stage interview process consisting of a competency-based interview and presentation task. Interview date: From 20 July 2026. 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'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. That's where you come in. We're looking for a passionate and experienced nurse leader to help deliver and shape our Cancer Awareness Roadshows programme-equipping people across the UK with the knowledge and confidence to talk about cancer prevention, screening and early diagnosis in their communit y . 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 the C ancer Awareness Roadshows Why this role matters Talking about cancer can save lives. But n ot everyone has equal access to health information. Through our Cancer Awareness Roadshows programme , we work in public facing communities across the UK to deliver cancer awareness where the need is greatest -helping people feel informed, empowered and able to make a difference.

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