Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide expert care, advice and support to patients and their families referred with suspicion or confirmed lung cancer. The post involves working under the supervision of the CNS and collaborating with Primary Health Care teams to ensure continuity of care.

Key duties include holistic assessment, care planning, and acting as a key worker for patients across the lung cancer pathway, with

Qualifications

• Experience at Band 6 or Band 5 in nursing patients with Lung Cancer / complex respiratory / Oncology or in a palliative care setting.
• Clear understanding of the Specialist Nurse role.
• Evidence of teaching qualification.
• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with other healthcare professionals to provide continuity of care for patients diagnosed with lung cancer.
• Support patients and families through the lung cancer pathway to diagnosis and into treatment, as part of the CNS team.

Skills

Lung cancer care

Clinical nursing

Communication skills

Teaching qualification

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 23 November 2026

The aim of the post is to provide expert care, advice and support to patients, their carers and family's referred to the Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) with a suspicion of or confirmed Lung cancer diagnosis.

The post holder will provide a continuing supporting service under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). The post holder will liaise with other healthcare professionals including the Primary Health Care team to provide the best possible continuity of care for patients. It is envisaged that the post holder would maintain and develop links with patients and clinical nurse specialists of the referring teams at local Trusts.

The post holder will assist in a multi professional team approach to provide a comprehensive service for all aspects of Lung Cancer care under the direction of the CNS in Lung Cancer. The post holder will have a role in the lung cancer MDT, support patients and their families through the lung cancer pathway to diagnosis and into treatment.

Main duties of the job

The Lung Cancer CNS team offer clinical, social and emotional support utilising a holistic approach to each patient and their families. We endeavour to meet each patient at diagnosis, throughout treatment and at end of life. We work closely with other specialist teams sharing knowledge and skills to ensure every patient is managed appropriately.

The role of CNS will assist in ensuring all patients have a key worker and have their needs identified through a holistic needs assessment and co-creating a care and support plan with people living with cancer

About us

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Our Service will relocate to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2028 as part of HTP. This move will bring specialist services together in a modern, purpose-built facility to improve patient care and team experience.

We are actively recruiting, and successful candidates will be expected to move with the Service in early 2028. The relocation will follow a formal management of change process, including full consultation and support for staff.

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Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Clinical skills and experience

• Experience at Band 6 or at Band 5 experience in nursing patients with Lung Cancer /complex respiratory/Oncology or in a palliative care setting where patients with lung cancer may be nursed
• Clear understanding of the Specialist Nurse role
• Evidence of Communication skills training
• Evidence of teaching qualification
• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
• Knowledge and understanding of nursing/clinical audit
• Experience in implementing change

clinical

• Ability to work flexibly across site

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.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum /pro rata