[Hiring] Health Promotion Bank Nurse @Cancer Research UK (CRUK)

Role Description

We are looking for a Bank Nurse to join our team. You’ll join a team of Bank Nurses that provides vital contingency cover where needed to Cancer Research UK’s nurse-led face-to-face cancer awareness and health promotion activity across the UK.

In this role, you’ll inform and empower people to make positive changes for their health and promote early diagnosis through providing face-to-face information in hard-to-reach audiences.

• Face-to-face delivery of the latest cancer prevention and early detection information in an appropriate and relevant way.
• Providing cover on the Cancer Awareness Roadshow, working alongside a small team to engage the public in indoor and outdoor community settings through individual face-to-face conversations.
• Delivering face-to-face cancer awareness activities for people at their place of work with our Cancer Awareness in the Workplace team – typically health information stands and occasionally short presentations.
• Supporting other cancer awareness activities and Cancer Research UK events.
• Representing Cancer Research UK in a positive and professional way and ensuring that all information shared is in line with CRUK’s core messages.
• Responsible for collecting and inputting data for evaluation purposes and contributing to other general feedback.
• Ensuring familiarity with local stats and local health information sheets to tailor activity and enable effective signposting to local services.

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse - NMC registration is mandatory for this role and must always be maintained.
• 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 – an ability to engage people in conversation and to use motivational interviewing techniques while ensuring accuracy of information conveyed.
• Strong oral presentation skills, with the ability to convey clear and accurate information confidently and pitched appropriately for the audience.
• A clear, demonstrable understanding of boundaries and of the importance and need for always adhering to data protection and other compliance policies.
• Experience in delivering public-facing work, and a good understanding of the challenges associated with engaging hard to reach groups and addressing health inequalities.
• Excellent written, administration and organisation skills with the ability to keep accurate confidential records.
• Willingness to travel, including occasional unsocial hours work or overnight stays.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package.
• A wide range of career and personal development opportunities.
• High-quality tools, policies, and processes to enable you to do your job well.
• Annual pay review to recognise individual performance and achievements.
• Encouragement of a flexible working culture.