Clinical Nurse Specialist - Macmillan Lead Lung Cancer

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to lead the Lung Cancer team. The role involves providing clinical leadership, delivering expert patient care, and supporting a team of nurses and support workers. Ideal candidates should have substantial experience in lung cancer care, excellent communication skills, and relevant qualifications. This position is based in London, offering opportunities for career development and flexible working.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing initiatives

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of line managing others.
• Substantial experience at band 7 including relevant CNS experience.
• Experience in audit and service development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and line management to the CNS team.
• Deliver expert clinical care and support other CNSs.
• Support patients from diagnosis through treatment options.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team management

Experience in lung cancer

Advanced physical assessment

Education

NMC Registration

Post registration qualification in speciality or relevant subject at level 7 cancer care

Recognised teaching qualification

MSC or MA in related speciality

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Macmillan Lead Lung Cancer

An exciting opportunity has a risen to work as a Macmillan Lead Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist. You will lead a team of clinical nurse specialist (CNS) as well as a band 4 cancer support worker (CSW) within the team. You will work closely with a dedicated lung cancer MD.

We are looking for a kind, dedicated team player with excellent communication skills and experienced in lung cancer to join our warm and highly skilled lung cancer CNS team. You will be expected to lead change and service development projects. You will also have managerial responsibilities.

The Lung cancer CNS Team cover a broad lung cancer pathway providing advice, social and emotional support and information to patients and their loved ones throughout their pathway. We have a dedicated pre-diagnostic team however your team will support patients from diagnosis, treatment options and living with and beyond cancer diagnosis.

Main duties of the job

• The Lead/Team Lead CNS will provide clinical leadership, service management and line management to the CNS team/ service.
• The Lead/ Team Lead CNS will deliver expert clinical care at an enhanced level and use their experience to support the band 6 and 7 CNSs within their practice and role.
• A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is a registered nurse with relevant experience and post-registration education for working at an enhanced level within a specific area of practice. They assess, manage, deliver care, advise on, and support patients.
• Specialist role to be performed and area of practice as in Lead Lung cancer Clinical Nurse specialist
• The Lead Lung clinical nurse specialist will provide expert clinical supervision and leadership to the CNS team.
• They will operationally manage the service and staff, as well as being instrumental in the pathway management of Lung cancer patients at Imperial.
• The Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) supports patients diagnosed or treated with Lung Cancer within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. They work as a team of 6 nurses and 1 x band 4 cancer support worker under the professional oversight of a Lead Lung Cancer CNS. They are a valued member of the Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary team and advocate for patients being treated within this pathway.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Post registration qualification in speciality or relevant subject at level 7 cancer care
• Recognised teaching qualification and advanced communication skills
• leadership and management course
• MSC or MA in related speciality
• Advanced physical assessment and clinical reasoning qualification
• leadership Qualification
• Research experience and publication
• Experience of line managing others

Experience

• Substantial experience at band 7 including relevant CNS experience
• expereince in teaching and assessing others
• experience in audit and service development

Knowledge

• ability to manage a team
• in depth knowledge of speciality and use of evidence based practice
• able to demonstrate advanced communication skills and manage complex situations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.