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

Nurse Manager - Talk Cancer

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

Reports to: Senior Health Community Engagement Manager - Talk Cancer

Grade: P3

Directorate: Policy, Information and Communications

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part Time 28 hours per week (Monday-Thursday)

Location: Homebased in England. Good access to transport links required. Regular and significant level of travel around the UK to deliver training and to CRUK’s London office for key meetings.

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: 15th June 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 [email protected] as soon as possible.

Recruitment process: 2 stage interview process consisting of an initial telephone screening call (to share information on key details of role and answer any initial questions) followed by a competency-based interview and presentation task.

Interview date:

• Telephone screening scheduled to take place week commencing 29th June 2026.
• Interview to be scheduled to take place week commencing 6th 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 Talk Cancer programme—equipping people across the UK with the knowledge and confidence to talk about cancer prevention, screening and early diagnosis in their community.

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 Talk Cancer programme

Why this role matters

Talking about cancer can save lives. But not everyone has equal access to health information. Through our Talk Cancer training programme, we work with organisations across the UK to deliver cancer awareness training in communities where the need is greatest—helping people feel informed, empowered and able to make a difference.

In this role, you’ll:

• Lead the delivery of impactful cancer awareness training
• Support and develop a team of dedicated nurse trainers
• Ensure our content is inclusive, accessible and culturally relevant
• Help shape the future of the programme and expand its reach

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver engaging Talk Cancer workshops both in-person and online, tailored to a range of different audiences
• Lead and support a remote team of nurse trainers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
• Coach, mentor and develop your team, helping them grow in confidence and capability
• Ensure all trainers deliver high-quality, evidence-based and accessible sessions
• Adapt and evolve training content to meet the needs of diverse communities, removing barriers to health information
• Play a key role in shaping the strategy and future direction of Talk Cancer
• Work closely with colleagues across CRUK to strengthen delivery and impact
• Provide nurse leadership across the Health Community Engagement team and ensure best practice is upheld in areas such as safeguarding & health & safety.
• Stay up to date with cancer evidence and NHS developments across the UK
• Represent CRUK externally, building relationships and identifying opportunities to grow our impact
• Support the creation of, and feature in, photo and video content – used on our social media channels to promote the programme.

What we’re looking for

• 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 facilitation skills, able to read the room and tailor your approach
• Experience of leading or 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 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

We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

What will I gain?

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.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.

Internal Eligibility criteria

Internal candidates should ideally have completed their 6-month ‘getting started’ period before applying for other roles. You should also advise your current line manager at the point you make an internal application, or at the latest, at the point of being invited for an interview.
 

All internal candidates applying for a secondment, must have:

• completed their getting started period
• discussed their intention to apply and gained approval to apply with their line manager
• been in their substantive (home) role for at least 6 months (this is only applicable if you have previously been on secondment)

If you do not confirm that you meet these requirements, we will not be able to progress your application.

Additional information

For more information about working with us please visit our website or contact us at [email protected].  

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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [email protected] or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.