Community Cancer Champion Officer
| Posting date: | 19 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,190 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | DL5 4SF |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Pioneering Care Partnership |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Pioneering Care Partnership is proud to be part of a multi-agency partnership, delivering support for people who present with limited access to health care services.
Part of Adult Wellbeing Services, the Cancer Champions project aims to increase the general awareness of the signs and symptoms of common cancers and increase the number of people who access further advice from their GP and present at screening services. The successful applicant will be employed for a 12-month period and recruit and train a team of Community Cancer Champions with a focus on workplace, using the established Better Health at Work Award infrastructure and the teams of Health Advocates within the 90 organisations who have signed up to the programme and on community, using the established Wellbeing Hub infrastructure and Community Champion approach adopted by Adult Wellbeing Services. You will also ensure the sustainability of the project beyond the funding period by developing tech-based innovative methods for the ongoing training and development of volunteers and continued awareness of the signs and symptoms of common cancers.
We are looking to appoint a forward-thinking, enthusiastic and experienced individual to develop this project. The successful candidate must have experience of working within a health promotion setting and be qualified to foundation degree level or equivalent. We also ask that you have experience of working with and developing volunteers in the workplace or community.
If you embrace a challenge and thrive when working in partnership we’d love to hear from you.
If you would like to know more about the role please contact Bobby Hewitson, Project Development Manager at bobby.hewitson@pcp.uk.net
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 15th June 2025 at midnight.
Please note we do not accept CV's as part of the recruitment process. Visit www.pcp.uk.net and download the application pack. Return completed application forms to hr@pcp.uk.net
Part of Adult Wellbeing Services, the Cancer Champions project aims to increase the general awareness of the signs and symptoms of common cancers and increase the number of people who access further advice from their GP and present at screening services. The successful applicant will be employed for a 12-month period and recruit and train a team of Community Cancer Champions with a focus on workplace, using the established Better Health at Work Award infrastructure and the teams of Health Advocates within the 90 organisations who have signed up to the programme and on community, using the established Wellbeing Hub infrastructure and Community Champion approach adopted by Adult Wellbeing Services. You will also ensure the sustainability of the project beyond the funding period by developing tech-based innovative methods for the ongoing training and development of volunteers and continued awareness of the signs and symptoms of common cancers.
We are looking to appoint a forward-thinking, enthusiastic and experienced individual to develop this project. The successful candidate must have experience of working within a health promotion setting and be qualified to foundation degree level or equivalent. We also ask that you have experience of working with and developing volunteers in the workplace or community.
If you embrace a challenge and thrive when working in partnership we’d love to hear from you.
If you would like to know more about the role please contact Bobby Hewitson, Project Development Manager at bobby.hewitson@pcp.uk.net
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 15th June 2025 at midnight.
Please note we do not accept CV's as part of the recruitment process. Visit www.pcp.uk.net and download the application pack. Return completed application forms to hr@pcp.uk.net
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