Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a dedicated Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist to join an established team. The role involves supporting lung cancer patients throughout their journey, from diagnosis to palliative care, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential, along with a degree-level education and experience in lung cancer care.

Benefits

Continuous education opportunities

Opportunity to attend lung cancer conferences

Career development

Supernumerary induction

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating continuous personal, professional and academic development.
• 12 months experience working with cancer patients, including lung cancer.
• Evidence of working with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Attend MDTs and advocate for patients.
• Support patients through clinics and ensure treatment plans.
• Educate nurses and junior doctors on patient care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with lung cancer patients

Ability to work autonomously

Empathy and kindness

Organizational skills

Education

Educated to degree level

Specialist Courses in Oncology/Respiratory/Palliative Care

Tools

Hospital IT systems experience

Job description

Overview

Go back Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

The closing date is 05 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist (LCNS). This is an established post and you will be working with, and supported by an established large LCNS team. You will also work closely with a dedicated lung cancer MDT or 'team lung' as we like to call them.

We are looking for a kind, dedicated team player with excellent communication skills and an interest in lung cancer to join our warm and highly skilled LCNS. You would need to embrace change and enjoy service development.

The LCNS covers a large cancer pathway providing advice, social and emotional support and information to patients and their loved ones throughout their pathway. We meet patients from pre-diagnosis, diagnosis, treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy) and palliative care. The work will cover clinics, wards and telephone consultations Monday to Friday 9-5.

We provide a one month supernumerary induction along with lots of continuous education once in post and there is an opportunity to attend a lung cancer conference each year with LCNUK or BTOG. You will also be part of a wider network of LCNS throughout the East Midlands allowing for shared experiences and best practice.

If you have experience working in Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, Palliative Care, Thoracic surgery or community this would be a great new opportunity for you.

We look forward to meeting you.

Main duties of the job

The LCNS cover two MDTs. You will be expected to attend one of these each week and act as the patients' advocate. Advising the wider MDT re patient and family wishes and informing them of the patient's physical and social issues which may affect treatment plans.

You will attend Thoracic, Oncology and Respiratory clinics supporting patients through the pathway and sharing patient care with other CNS colleagues such as palliative care, lung oncology and thoracic nurses.

You will identify delays to treatment and facilitate optimal symptom control. The LCNS address prehabilitation for patients at set intervals to optimize their tolerance to treatment and improve their ability to live well with and beyond cancer. This covers physical activity, nutrition, smoking cessation and psychological wellbeing.

You will meet patients on the wards who have a likely or actual lung cancer diagnosis, facilitating their discharge, educating nurses and junior doctors and ensuring next steps and tests are requested promptly in order to facilitate the National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway (NOLCP).

You will be allocated the incoming patient phone each day at set intervals. You will be expected to organise admissions for sick patients and use your initiative to organise social care or liaise with community colleagues to address symptom control while supporting the families of lung cancer patients.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career! We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

The new LCNS will need to be educated to degree level and demonstrate the ability to prioritize workload and manage a caseload of patients. They must be able or willing to be involved in teaching other HCPs on aspects of lung cancer formally and informally.

You will require excellent communication skills, empathy and kindness and previous experience in your career looking after lung cancer patients. You will need to be organised, able to work autonomously and forward thinking.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating continuous personal, professional and academic development.
• Specialist Courses (e.g. Oncology / Respiratory / Palliative Care / Thoracic) Counselling Course
• Experience of hospital IT systems

Experience

• Experience of working with cancer patients 12 months of which should involve working with patients with lung cancer

Communication and Relationship skills

• Able to present and receive relevant clinical information to a multi-professional audience.
• Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication.
• Evidence of working with a multidisciplinary team in both a Hospital and Community setting.
• Evidence of formal teaching.

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

£38,682 to £46,580 per annum pro rota