Working for us

We empower. We are people focused. We act with integrity and compassion.

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.

Macmillan Awards Winners 2023

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:

Managing Director (Fixed-Term, 6 Months)

Applications for this position have now closed.


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.
Disability Confident Level 1 Award Committed
Our recent awards:
Macmillan Professionals Excellence Awards Winner 2023 Whatever It Takes
Macmillan Professionals Excellence Awards Winner 2023 for our Beyond Diagnosis Service in Nottinghamshire.
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Macmillan Professionals Excellence Awards Finalist 2024 for Deaf Cancer Support Service in partnership with Macmillan.
Penna Awards Winner 2023
PENNA (Patient Experience National Network Awards) Winner 2023 for Partnership Working to Improve the Experience, for our Cancer Prehabilitation Service in partnership with Nottingham University Hospitals.
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Health and Care Awards 2024
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Health and Care Awards 2024 finalists. The awards celebrate best practice in health, care and the voluntary sector.

Recent news

Self Help UK Impact Report April 2024 to March 2025

Self Help UK is proud to unveil its Impact Report for April 2024 to March 2025. Our latest report shows a transformative year of strategic renewal, ...

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Self Help UK Newsletter August 2025

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Latest news See the full newsletter. Self Help UK announces that our CEO, Ian Boyd, will be stepping down from his role later this year ...

Leadership Update: CEO Departure and Recruitment

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Self Help UK announces that our CEO, Ian Boyd, will be stepping down from his role later this year to take up an exciting new ...