Job Description

Answer Cancer is the VCSE-led cancer screening engagement programme for Greater Manchester, commissioned by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership.

The partnership is made up of 4 organisations:

• Salford CVS is the accountable body for the programme, fulfilling the programme, financial and grants management elements of the programme
• BHA for Equality leads on community engagement
• VSNW leads on our Answer Cancer Champions social movement
• Unique Improvements leads on research, evaluation and training

Answer Cancer is not a traditional health promotion service; instead it takes a VCSE-led community development approach in addressing the imbalance in screening uptake amongst certain groups.

The Answer Cancer Programme aims to provide a co-ordinated cancer screening prevention and screening awareness engagement programme across Greater Manchester. We focus on priority areas and communities, using a diverse range of approaches and interventions using a community development and social movement approach. We have a primary focus of

Manchester and Salford; followed by Oldham; Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale (HMR); and Bolton. These are the geographical areas that have the poorest screening uptake and outcomes of breast, bowel and cervical screening in Greater Manchester. Within those geographical areas we aim to reach people and communities that traditional screening engagement struggles to connect with.

The post-holder will be a member of the Community Engagement team within the Answer Cancer programme. This post will be line managed by the Programme Manager and based at Salford CVS.

On a day-to-day basis the post-holder will be tasked by and report back to the programme’s Community Engagement and Development Manager (this person is employed by BHA for Equality).

The post-holder will lead on engagement with prioritised communities / groups across Greater Manchester, including people from BME communities, LGBT people, people with mental health conditions, disabled people, carers and people living in areas of high deprivation.

The role will involve developing and delivering community engagement initiatives and health promotion interventions with individuals, voluntary / community organisations, faith groups, other health providers / services and the business sector.

The aim of the role is to encourage people from prioritised groups / communities to attend national cancer screening programmes (breast, bowel and cervical) thereby increasing uptake and early diagnosis of cancer.

Please visit our website for more information.