CANCER AWARENESS BANK NURSE - EAST ENGLAND (REGISTERED ADULT NURSE)

. CANCER AWARENESS BANK NURSE - EAST ENGLAND Reports to: Cancer Awareness Nurse Managers - Cancer Awareness in the Workplace (CAW) Location: Home-based within the East of England, ideally in Bedfordshire or Hertfordshire. This role will cover the outskirts of London (including central), extending to parts of Essex, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. Working hours: We expect to offer a minimum of 8 shifts per year, but the average is between 8 and 48 shifts dependent on availability and willingness to travel. Hours will be arranged by the Cancer Awareness in the Workplace Team (CAW) on an ad hoc basis. Typical working days vary and may occasionally include weekends, evening, or night work from time to time. 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 Bank Nurse to join our Cancer Awareness in the Workplace (CAW) 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.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 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 Supporting other cancer awareness activities and Cancer Research UK events Ensuring familiarity with local stats and local health information sheets to tailor activity and enable effective signposting to local services. 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/experienceExcellent 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 audienceExperience 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 recordsIn 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.