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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:

Macmillan Deaf Cancer Support Project Administration & Outreach Officer x2 positions (Scotland & Northern Ireland)

Salary: £20,000 pro rata
Working hours: 18.75 hours per week – Scotland; 18.75 hours per week – Northern Ireland
Responsible to: Project Co-Ordinator
Appointment type: Permanent
Location: Home based with regional travel

The main purpose of the job is to provide a positive experience for clients who have been referred to the project/support group from various sources. The role holder will be responsible for facilitating the journey for the client from referral to the correct team and into the support group. It will involve inputting data, creating spreadsheets, managing mail outs, being responsible for email inbox, supporting the team for events and any other general admin tasks as required.

Job description and person specification [pdf]

For further job information in BSL, please email [email protected].

To apply, send a cover letter and cv, demonstrating your suitability for the role, to [email protected].

Closing Date: Friday 21 February 2025

Interviews: w/c 10 March 2025

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.
Thumbnail Mac19955 60493 Macmillan Excellence Awards 2024 Email Signatures 1040x515px Finalist Innovation Excellence
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.

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