Lung Cancer CNS: Holistic Care, Home Visits, Flexible Hours

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist post sits in the Lung Cancer Nursing Team at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, supporting patients through their lung cancer pathway with holistic assessment in acute settings, personalised care plans and home visits.

The role includes health promotion, smoking cessation, and acting as an expert resource for colleagues across the organisation; requires NMC registration and substantial band 5 post-registration experience.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Adult or General, Level 1 or 2).
• Significant post-registration band 5 experience in a relevant specialty.
• Degree level or willingness to undertake it.
• Mentoring or supervising others.
• Multi-professional working.
• Managing change.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-centred specialist care across the lung cancer pathway in hospital and community settings
• Undertake holistic assessments in acute settings
• Contribute to the development of personalised care plans
• Provide supportive home visits where required
• Manage own caseload autonomously
• Work with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams
• Promote health and smoking cessation
• Act as an expert resource and role model for colleagues across the organisation
• Contribute to clinical audit, data collection and quality programmes
• Maintain accurate patient records and databases
• Support service delivery and development across the Trust footprint

Skills

Autonomous working

Teamwork

Planning & organising

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Computer literacy

Education

Degree level or willingness to undertake it

Tools

Database systems

Job description

The Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist post sits in the Lung Cancer Nursing Team at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, supporting patients through their lung cancer pathway with holistic assessment in acute settings, personalised care plans and home visits.

The role includes health promotion, smoking cessation, and acting as an expert resource for colleagues across the organisation; requires NMC registration and substantial band 5 post-registration experience.