Beating bowel cancer together

Senior Evidence Officer

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Position: Senior Evidence Officer – full time, permanent
Reporting to: Health Information Manager
Salary: £28,000 per annum pro rata (plus London weighting if applicable)
Location: Homebased across UK

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.

This role provides a fantastic opportunity for you to join a brilliant team working hard to provide the highest quality and award winning health information. You'll ensure the latest evidence, data and research findings underpin all of our activity and the information we produce for patients and their families, the public and health professionals.

Working closely with the External Affairs and Services teams, you'll keep an eye on the bowel cancer landscape, and be our expert in knowledge of the pathway, provision, research, gaps and opportunities and will use your expertise to support organisational priorities and inform our external communications.

You'll love health data and statistics, be able to communicate complicated science to a lay audience and your research and analytical skills will be second to none. In short – we're looking for a brilliant and passionate changemaker who wants to make a difference to the lives of people affected by bowel cancer.

If you fit our person specification, have a can-do attitude and are willing to roll your sleeves up and pitch in to get a job done then this might be the role for you. In return you'll join our brilliant and supportive team, be able to work flexibly and finish each day knowing you have played a central role in supporting people affected by bowel cancer.

Download the full job description and person specification (PDF)
Download our staff recruitment pack (PDF)

Closing date: Wednesday 22 June 2022, 5pm
Interviews: w/c Monday 11 July 2022 (TBC)

Please apply by sending your CV accompanied by a cover letter (no more than two A4 pages) to jobs@bowelcanceruk.org.uk which explains your interest in and details your suitability for this post. This email address can also be used for any queries or questions relating to the role.

Important: Please address each point in the person specification, demonstrating how your experience and knowledge fulfil the criteria, in your covering letter. We use the covering letter to shortlist for the role so if you don't address the points in the person specification, you won't be shortlisted for interview.

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