LiveLife Project Coordinator

Lingen Davies Cancer Fund CIO; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health initiative is seeking a LiveLife Project Coordinator to enhance cancer awareness and address health inequalities in the community. This role involves delivering important health promotion programmes in cooperation with local partners like NHS Shropshire Telford & Wrekin. Candidates should possess excellent communication and project development skills, along with a strong motivation to improve health outcomes. A full UK driving license and vehicle access are essential due to extensive travel within the region.

Qualifications

• Passionate about improving health outcomes across the community.
• Must have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cancer awareness programmes across the region.
• Collaborate with NHS and other partners for project delivery.
• Engage with the public and target communities effectively.

Skills

Great communication skills

Project development skills

Enthusiasm for improving health outcomes

Job description

We are looking for someone with great communication and project development skills to join us as a LiveLife Project Coordinator. Joining a busy and highly effective team, this role will help deliver two major programmes of work for Lingen Davies. With a primary focus on cancer awareness raising to address health inequalities (early diagnosis, cancer screening and prevention), we use a range of activities and settings to effectively engage with the public and target communities. This work is focussed in the following areas :

• Cancer Champions Project (focus on Telford). Working in partnership colleagues, along with NHS Shropshire Telford & Wrekin, and Qube, to deliver and maintain the Telford component of the project.
• LiveLife community cancer awareness programme. Our Lingen Davies community health promotion initiative, bringing cancer awareness to communities across the region.

Opportunities and demand for our projects are growing, and we’re looking for a capable, enthusiastic and self-motivated person, who is passionate about improving health outcomes across our community. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Please note, this role involves significant travel across our region. Therefore, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.