Working for us
We promote and encourage self-help groups, empowering individuals to take better control of their circumstances or conditions, gain strength from others, and improve their self-care.
Our mission is that together with our national network, we inspire and support self-help leaders through connection, skills, and influence.
Our award-winning services include:
- Cancer support services: our Beyond Diagnosis service in partnership with Macmillan and our Primary Care Network work.
- Deaf support services: our Deaf Cancer Support service and Deaf Carers Support network.
- Community outreach and our online Learning Centre.
Our vision is for self-help leaders to make the biggest possible difference. For more people to feel empowered and able to actively take control of their own health and wellbeing.
Current vacancies:
PCN Cancer Care Coordinator
Clifton & The Meadows PCN 8, Nottingham (Hybrid) | 30–37 hours per week | Fixed term until April 2027, with possibility of extension
Salary: £26,620 pro rata (pay award pending)
Employer: Self Help UK (in partnership with Clifton & The Meadows Primary Care Network)
About the Role
We are excited to recruit a PCN Cancer Care Coordinator to support people living with cancer across the Clifton and The Meadows Primary Care Network in Nottingham.
This role is central to delivering a holistic, person‑centred cancer care coordination service, supporting patients beyond clinical treatment and ensuring their wider emotional, practical and social needs are met. Working closely with GP practices, Primary Care Network colleagues, and the voluntary and community sector, you will help improve experiences and outcomes for people affected by cancer.
You will work in direct partnership with Self Help UK’s Macmillan Beyond Diagnosis Service, carrying out Cancer Care Reviews and Holistic Needs Assessments (eHNA), developing care and support plans, and helping people to access the right support at the right time.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting people newly diagnosed with cancer through Cancer Care Reviews and eHNAs
- Creating individualised care and support plans based on each person’s needs
- Acting as a single point of access for non‑clinical cancer support
- Referring and signposting patients to appropriate voluntary and community services
- Working closely with GP practices to ensure reviews are recorded on NHS systems
- Supporting work to increase cancer screening uptake, especially within targeted communities
- Building strong relationships across health, social care and the voluntary sector
- Ensuring safeguarding, confidentiality and data protection standards are upheld
You’ll work flexibly across GP practices, community settings, patients’ homes and the Self Help UK office in Nottingham, with some home working available.
About You
You will be someone who is compassionate, organised and confident working with people facing complex and emotive situations. You will bring:
- Experience in a people‑facing role within health, community or voluntary settings
- Experience supporting people with long‑term health conditions or vulnerabilities
- Strong communication, organisation and relationship‑building skills
- Confidence working both independently and as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
- Emotional resilience and a genuinely person‑centred approach
Experience of working with people affected by cancer, delivering holistic needs assessments, social prescribing or working across NHS–voluntary sector partnerships would be an advantage, but is not essential.
A full UK driving licence and access to a car is required for this role.
You can find more details and the person specification in the Job-desc-PCN-Cancer-Care-Coordinator.docx
How to Apply
Please send us a copy of your CV and a cover letter that describes how you meet the person specification detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification document. Please give detail of your experience, skills and knowledge etc We will shortlist for interview based on your cover letter and CV.
Provide us with your name, contact details (including address, email and phone number), and the contacts for 2 referees. Please let us know if we can contact them before the interviews.
Your cover letter should be no more than 3 sides of A4.
Please return your application to: [email protected]
Closing Date: midnight Wednesday 24th June
Interview Date: Wednesday 1st July.
Trustee Board Recruitment
We are looking for two types of roles: Chair of Trustees and at least one other Trustee (ideally with Financial experience, but we are also open to other types of experience).
Trustee positions are unremunerated, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Trustees meetings are usually held every six weeks, plus there is an AGM, away days, and any sub-committee meetings that trustees may be involved in. Most meetings will remain virtual but there will from time to time be a need to attend key meetings and events in Nottingham. The time commitment is approximately 4hours per month, but there may be occasions when more time is required for a short period.
Chair of Trustees
You will be chairing the Board of Trustees, ensuring that we have minimum representation required for decisions to be made, keeping the board aligned in decision-making, ensuring all minutes are recorded and that all decisions by trustees are made with the appropriate context provided.
This is a great opportunity to develop further governance skills and experience, and help steer an important charity in the right direction.
Who are we looking for?
• Previous chairing experience
• Relevant experience in any of the following financial management, HR, charities, fundraising, social prescribing, NHS, local authorities, marketing, business development, governance, strategy or legal
• A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
• Good, independent judgement
• The ability to challenge and ask questions
• An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
• A commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership
Trustee:
• Relevant experience in any of the following financial management, HR, charities, fundraising, social prescribing, NHS, health inequalities (including Deaf community), local authorities, marketing, business development, governance, strategy or legal
• A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
• Good, independent judgement
• The ability to challenge and ask questions
• An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
For more information please look through our Candidate Pack
To apply for this role, send the following to [email protected] by 31st May 2026:
- CV
- Covering letter (no more than two pages of A4, outlining how you meet the criteria in this role description)
- The names, job titles and contact details of two work-based referees, and if we have your permission to contact them pre or post interview stage.
You will be sent an equal opportunity form to complete upon receipt of your application
Disability Confident Committed
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer.
We are committed to:
- ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
- communicating and promoting vacancies.
- offering an interview to disabled people.
- anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.
- supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
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