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Enhanced Communication Skills AI Scenario Development
We are looking for two patient and/ or carer representatives to join a new project group that will guide the development of AI simulation training aimed at improving communication skills across the workforce.

Your perspective and lived experience will be invaluable in shaping realistic scenarios, ensuring the training reflects what matters most to patients and carers.

The group will meet periodically to review draft content, share feedback, and collectively design elements of the training modules. If you are interested in taking part, please submit an expression of interest detailing why you are interested in this project.

Opportunity Details

Closing Date:October 31, 2025
Location:Virtual
Hours/Commitment:Medium Term – input required for between 1-6 months
Experience Required:No experience required
Gynae Pathway Board Patient & Carer Representative
We are seeking a Patient and/or Carer Representative to join our Gynae Pathway Board. We are particularly interested to hear from someone who has lived experience or supported someone with gynaecological cancer (in particular, ovarian or cervical). The overall purpose of the pathway board representative is to provide a link between the pathway board and the patient carer voice.

The gynaecological pathway board is a multi-disciplinary team of varied clinical and non-clinical members that focusses on the development and improvement of cancer services within gynaecological cancer across GM.

The pathway board representative represents the collective views of patients and carers at the pathway board by identifying appropriate areas for contribution. They do this by attending the small community meetings and working with other representatives to understand what topics/matters can be brought forward, and from their attendance at any external support groups/meetings.

Please see the role profile to download: Gynae Pathway Board Patient and Carer Representative – Role Profile March 2025

Opportunity Details

Closing Date:November 30, 2025
Location:Hybrid
Hours/Commitment:Long Term – regular time required over a period of 6 months plus
Experience Required:Some specific experience required
Experience Required:Lived experience as a patient or carer of a gynaecological cancer (in particular, ovarian or cervical)
Personalised Care: Core Interventions Delivery Group Member
We are seeking a patient and/or carer representative to sit on our quarterly delivery group for Core Interventions. In line with the NHS long term plan, all patients diagnosed with cancer should receive access to the below interventions where appropriate.

Core interventions include:

  • Holistic Needs Assessments and Personalised Care and Support Plans

  • End of Treatment Summaries

  • Personalised Stratified Follow-Up

  • Cancer Care Reviews

We need your help to support the progress of the national planning guidance, encourage shared learning across all parts of care — primary, secondary, community, and social — and help build a coordinated reporting structure that unites stakeholders across the GM Integrated Care System.

Personalised Care Delivery Group Role Profile

If you would like to get involved please get in touch!

Opportunity Details

Closing Date:November 30, 2025
Location:Virtual
Hours/Commitment:Long Term – regular time required over a period of 6 months plus
Experience Required:No experience required
Colorectal Pathway Board Patient & Carer Representative
We are seeking a Patient and/or Carer Representative to join our Colorectal Pathway Board. We are particularly interested to hear from someone who has lived experience or supported someone with Colorectal cancer.

The Colorectal Pathway Board is a multi-disciplinary team of varied clinical and non-clinical members that has a responsibility to improve cancer care for patients on the Greater Manchester colorectal pathway.

The Pathway Board representative represents the collective views of local patients with cancer, and carers at the Pathway Board meetings by identifying appropriate areas for contribution.

For more information, please take a look at the role profile below.

Colorectal Pathway Board Patient and Carer Representative – Role Profile Nov 24

Opportunity Details

Closing Date:October 31, 2025
Location:Hybrid
Hours/Commitment:Long Term – regular time required over a period of 6 months plus
Experience Required:Some specific experience required
Experience Required:Please see experience listed in role profile
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Join our small communities!
Would you like to use your experience to help improve cancer services across Greater Manchester? Join our small communities!

A small community can be defined as an ‘expert by experience’ focus group, where members share lived experience of a particular cancer type/pathway, and help us to make improvements.

We are looking to expand our small communities to ensure we hear from a diverse range of patient and carer viewpoints, and are particularly interested in those who have been diagnosed or affected by cancer recently.

For more information on small communities, and experience/skills required, please read our terms of reference and our role profile

Opportunity Details

Closing Date:January 31, 2026
Location:Hybrid
Hours/Commitment:Long Term – regular time required over a period of 6 months plus
Experience Required:Some specific experience required
Experience Required:Experience as a patient or carer with a specific cancer type: breast, colorectal, gynaecological, head and neck, lung, oesophago-gastric (OG), skin or urology.