Macmillan Cancer Support Centre Assistant ManagerNHS

Job summary

Are you passionate about providing person-centred support to people affected by cancer?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Assistant Manager to join our newly established Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Stockport. This is a unique chance to play a key role in supporting the launch and ongoing development of a service designed to meet the needs of our local population.

Working closely with the Centre Manager, you will support the day-to-day operational running of the Macmillan Cancer Support Centre, ensuring a high-quality, welcoming and responsive service for patients, families and carers.

Main duties of the job

The Macmillan Cancer Support Centre Assistant Manager will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred cancer support services within a newly established Macmillan Cancer Support Centre. You will provide leadership and management for the centre volunteers and the cancer care coordinator team, while supporting service development aligned with the personalised cancer care agenda. You will ensure patients, carers, and professionals have access to timely information, emotional support, and appropriate signposting. Working collaboratively across hospital and community settings, the role also contributes to strategic service improvements and deputises for the Centre Manager when required.

You will work both autonomously and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, using your expertise to assess and respond to the individual needs of patients and carers through effective triage, supportive listening, and tailored information provision. The role requires confidence in independent decision-making, including periods of lone working, alongside the ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with healthcare professionals across acute and community services. Acting as a specialist resource, you will support colleagues with cancer information and contribute to a coordinated, holistic approach to care delivery.

Job description

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role isunfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annumand/or the requiredskill levelset by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice