Expert research & interventions. Long-term vision and strategy. Impacting the future.
HEALTH INFORMATION OFFICER
Salary: £38,5000 - £40,500 per annum
Reports to: Senior Health Information Manager
Department: Policy, Information and Communications
Location: London, Stratford. High Flex, 1-2 days in the office.
Employment type: 12 month fixed-term contract
Working hours: 35 hours per week. We are open to Compressed Hours in this role.
External closing date: 23 June 2026, 23:55
Internal closing date: 28 June 2026, 23:55
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the application questions and work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.
If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible.
Recruitment process: 1 stage interview consisting of a interview task and role based competency interview.
Interview date: Pre interview task from 1 July 2026 then interviews from 16 July 2026
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
Do sweeteners cause cancer? Why are skin cancer rates on the rise? Does vaping help people to stop smoking?
These are the kind of questions that our Health Information team respond to on a daily basis.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we we’re looking for someone talented, someone passionate about public health, someone like you.
We are looking for a Health Information Officer to develop engaging evidence-based information for the public and key professionals on cancer risk, prevention, early diagnosis and screening. Cancer Research UK is the most trusted provider of cancer information in the UK and you will be responsible for helping steer what we say and how we say it, ensuring our health information is evidence based, accessible and credible.
What will I be doing?
- Developing a sound knowledge base of key research relevant to cancer risk, prevention, early diagnosis and screening
- Taking the lead on appraising and critiquing evidence for specific topic areas, including contributing to team discussions and written summaries for these topics
- Producing internal evidence summaries/briefings on topics related to cancer risk, prevention, screening and early diagnosis, as required
- Producing accurate, engaging and enabling content on cancer risk, prevention, early diagnosis and screening for our audiences through a range of channels, including leaflets, newsletters, websites, blogs and social media
- Developing an understanding of the key audiences for cancer risk, prevention, screening and early diagnosis information and how to address inequalities in people’s ability to access, interpret and act upon health information
- Building relationships with appropriate stakeholders – guiding activity and delivering evidence-based, creative health-related content that meets customer needs (e.g. for fundraising / policy / campaigns activity)
- After appropriate training, developing written responses and comments for the media on news stories relevant to cancer risk, prevention, early diagnosis and screening.
What skills are we looking for?
- Ability to critique epidemiological/public health research papers
- Experience of and passion for explaining complex health information to a non-scientific audience in an engaging way
- Good understanding of cancer and/or public health
- Flexible approach that allows you to balance proactive and reactive tasks, allowing you to manage quickly changing priorities within your usual working day, re-prioritising tasks or asking for support as appropriate
- Able to build effective working relationships with colleagues, researchers, health professionals and other stakeholders
- Able to manage or support specific projects, ensuring that stakeholders are involved, and that the project is completed within allocated timescales and budget (if applicable).
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.
Internal Eligibility criteria
Internal candidates should ideally have completed their 6-month ‘getting started’ period before applying for other roles. You should also advise your current line manager at the point you make an internal application, or at the latest, at the point of being invited for an interview.
All internal candidates applying for a secondment, must have:
o completed their getting started period
o discussed their intention to apply and gained approval to apply with their line manager
o been in their substantive (home) role for at least 6 months (this is only applicable if you have previously been on secondment)
If you do not confirm that you meet these requirements, we will not be able to progress your application.
Additional information
For more information about working with us please visit our website or contact us at [email protected] .
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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.
We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [email protected] or 0 20 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.
