Head of services, secondary breast cancer

About us

We re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you re experiencing breast cancer, we re here.

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

This is an pivotal time to join us as we continue to roll out support services for people with incurable breast cancer.

This role leads on the further development of Breast Cancer Now s secondary breast cancer services across the UK and online, building on the success of recent growth and exploring new opportunities. As a member of the services leadership team, you ll make a full contribution to the leadership, strategic planning and development of Breast Cancer Now s support services, working collaboratively with other heads and managers across the organisation.

About you

You re an experienced, empathetic and clear-thinking leader who s able to demonstrate how you ve achieved stretching targets, preferably in a service delivery environment. Skilled at getting the best out of people, you ll be able to support your team through growth and change, whilst ensuring the quality of our support services remains high.

You ll understand the challenges faced by people living with secondary breast cancer. And have a strong commitment to improving their quality of life. Relationship building and excellent communication skills will be second nature to you, with a confident, articulate approach and the ability to relate to people at many different levels and across teams. You ll be determined to achieve our ambitious vision for the future and turn this into reality, showing resilience and creativity in overcoming any challenges.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role can be primarily based in either our London or Sheffield office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you ve any immediate questions please contact us.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date 9.00am on Thursday 22 May 2025

1st stage Interview date Monday 2 June 2025

2nd stage Interview date Friday 6 June 2025