Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Integrated Care System; North Shields; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in North Shields seeks a Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist to deliver exceptional care for lung cancer screening patients. The ideal candidate will have strong clinical and communication skills, manage patient caseloads, and facilitate care coordination between hospital and community services. This position requires relevant nursing qualifications and experience in oncology and respiratory care.

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience & previous experience dealing with patients with cancer.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in oncology/respiratory diseases.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of routine and complex patients.
• Facilitate co-ordination of care between hospital and community.
• Participate in research and audit.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Clinical skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

1st Level Registered Nurse

Registered Mentor

ENB 998 or equivalent

RGN with current NMC

ENB 237/931

Job description

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 18 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Lung Cancer Screening Service for an enthusiastic and innovative nurse to deliver care and services for people eligible for Lung Cancer Screening.

The Lung Cancer Screening Programme is a is a national scheme that identifies people aged 55-74 at increased risk of lung cancer, to improve detection and subsequently treatment outcomes for patients.

The post holder will work with the existing team members to support the current services. You will be expected to work within the team but also be able to work independently. You will be able to demonstrate appropriate clinical skills and knowledge and plan and organise a clinical case load on a daily basis. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to foster positive relationships at all levels.

Please note the post may require assessment centre or psychometric testing.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to provide and participate in the development of clinical services, participate in research and audit and maintain accurate records and data management.

The postholder will be required to work at all sites within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust.

The Lung Cancer Screening Nurse Specialist will be expected to manage their own caseload of routine and complex patients, developing, planning and organising patient centred care. This includes facilitating and co-ordinating care between hospital, primary care and community care services for Lung Cancer Screening patients, working towards improved access early in the pathway for faster diagnosis and more optimised treatment pathways through to improved access to surveillance.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

• Clinical Caseload management
• Advisory resource for patients, carers and other professionals
• Facilitate and co-ordinate care between hospital and community for lung cancer patients
• Contribute to the development and implementation of audit, protocols and patient pathways
• To work in collaboration with the lead clinician and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a high quality service to patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of acollective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadershipstyle which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 1 st Level Registered Nurse
• Registered Mentor
• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
• RGN with current NMC
• Advanced communication skills course
• ENB 237/931

Experience and knowledge

• Significant post registration experience & previous experience dealing with patients with cancer.
• Previous post registration experience in respiratory/acute area with involvement in palliative care
• Evidence of Post Graduate education
• Experience of dealing with lung cancer patients
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in the area of oncology/respiratory diseases
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other requirements

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust