Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate and experienced Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their specialist respiratory team. This role entails delivering clinical expertise, coordinating care, and providing leadership in the management of lung cancer and related conditions. The ideal candidate should possess advanced clinical knowledge, effective communication skills, and a passion for supporting patients and their families. The position offers benefits like flexible working hours and excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

On-site Nursery

Career development support

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced, initiative-taking, registered nurse.
• Passion for respiratory nursing is required.
• Advanced clinical knowledge is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and expertise in lung cancer.
• Coordinate patient care for continuity.
• Develop the service based on patient needs.
• Liaise with multi-professional healthcare teams.
• Exercise effective education in clinical practice.

Skills

Clinical expertise and patient care

Care coordination and navigation

Leadership and service development

Advanced communication

Psychosocial support

Education

Registered nurse qualification

Job description

A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a compassionate, dynamic, and experienced nurse to join our specialist respiratory team as a Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist, Band 7 at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

The NNUH lung cancer service is led by Dr Russell Phillips, a Nurse Consultant, and a team of experienced clinical nurse specialists.

This role plays a pivotal role in delivering expert nursing care to patients with lung cancer, and requires advanced clinical knowledge, leadership, and coordination skills.

We are seeking an experienced, initiative‑taking, registered nurse who is passionate about respiratory nursing, to join our lung cancer team, providing support to patients and their families with lung cancer, pleural disease, and mesothelioma.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Clinical expertise and patient care
• Care coordination and navigation
• Leadership and service development
• Advanced communication and psychosocial support
• Professional development and governance
• Research and evidence‑based practice

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence.

Benefits and working conditions:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24‑hours confidential counselling support
• On‑site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On‑site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Core responsibilities:

• Provide clinical leadership and expertise in the speciality of lung cancer and mesothelioma by providing information, support, advice and specialist knowledge to patients, their families and carers, and to act as a resource to the multi‑professional team.
• Participate in the coordination of patient care to ensure continuity throughout the patient’s care pathway.
• Be pivotal in review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group.
• Liaise closely with the health care teams of in‑patient wards, outpatient department and primary care, including consultant physicians and GP’s.
• Demonstrate wide and in‑depth experience of all aspects of lung cancer and mesothelioma, exercising clinical leadership and effective education within their sphere of practice.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025.