Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist

Transformation Unit; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist to lead clinical care for patients across the cancer pathway.

The post holder will provide expert assessment, care planning, and education within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred support from pre-diagnosis through survivorship and palliative care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (1st Level)
• Specialist qualification/training - level 6 or greater (e.g. respiratory disease/Cancer care area) or evidence of equivalent experience
• Mentorship or Teaching Qualification/Training, evidence of equivalent
• Advanced Communications Qualification/Training
• Independent Non-medical Prescribing (V300) or ability to undertake course
• Counselling Qualification

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment, management, and ongoing review of patients with suspected or confirmed lung cancer.
• Act as key worker for patients and families throughout the cancer pathway; provide continuity of care, advice, information, and advocacy.
• Utilise advanced clinical judgement and decision-making to coordinate complex care and investigation.
• Provide specialist psychological support and communicate highly sensitive information with empathy and professionalism.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to develop and evaluate treatment and care plans.
• Support decisions on treatment options and end-of-life care.
• Facilitate referrals to services to ensure comprehensive care for patients and carers.
• Promote information sharing with primary, community, and secondary care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to contribute to planning and service delivery.
• Maintain accountability for clinical decisions and specialist caseload management.

Skills

Autonomy

Time management

Communication skills

Team working

Leadership

Education

RN (1st Level)

Respiratory/Cancer care training

Mentorship/Teaching

Advanced Communications

INP (V300) or course

Counselling

Job description

Main area Respiratory - Lung Cancer Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 31 hours per week (Over 4 days - Service is Monday to Friday, core business hours.) Job ref 382-MEC69-26

Employer Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Blackpool Victoria Hospital Town Blackpool Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 7

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

We are seeking a Band 7 Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist to join the team and drive clinical excellence and champion patient advocacy.

The Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist (LCNS) is a highly specialised practitioner who provides expert clinical leadership and evidence-based care for patients suspected of, diagnosed with, or living with lung cancer. The post holder will undertake comprehensive holistic assessment, care planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised care, ensuring patients and their families receive high-quality, person-centred support throughout the cancer pathway.

Main duties of the job

Working autonomously and as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, the LCNS will provide specialist advice, advanced clinical decision-making, care coordination, and psychological support from pre-diagnosis through treatment, survivorship, supportive care, and end-of-life care.

The post holder will act as an expert resource for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, promoting excellence in lung cancer care across the Fylde Coast. They will work collaboratively with consultant teams, specialist nurses, allied health professionals, community and primary care colleagues, and wider cancer services to ensure seamless, integrated care and optimal patient outcomes.

The LCNS will demonstrate clinical leadership by influencing practice, supporting service development, contributing to quality improvement initiatives, clinical audit, and governance activities, and promoting the implementation of local and national cancer strategies.

As a senior specialist practitioner, the post holder will provide education, training, and professional support to nursing, medical, and allied health professional colleagues, helping to develop workforce capability and improve standards of care for patients with lung cancer across the Fylde Coast.

Working for our organisation

The post holder will exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and accountability within their sphere of practice, acting as a patient advocate and ensuring care is delivered in accordance with the NMC Code, Trust policies, national guidance, and evidence-based best practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Practice

• Provide expert assessment, management, and ongoing review of patients with suspected or confirmed lung cancer, ensuring holistic care needs are identified and addressed.
• Act as key worker for patients and families throughout the cancer pathway, providing continuity of care, advice, information, and advocacy.
• Utilise advanced clinical judgement and decision-making skills to coordinate complex care and facilitate timely investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
• Provide specialist psychological support and communicate highly sensitive and complex information with empathy, professionalism, and compassion.
• Work collaboratively with consultant teams and multidisciplinary colleagues to develop, implement, and evaluate treatment and care plans.
• Support decision-making relating to treatment options, supportive care, advance care planning, ceilings of treatment, and end-of-life care.
• Facilitate referrals to appropriate statutory, voluntary, community, and specialist support services to ensure patients and carers receive comprehensive care.
• Provide specialist advice and support to healthcare professionals across primary, community, and secondary care settings.
• Participate actively in lung cancer multidisciplinary team meetings, contributing to treatment planning and service delivery.
• Work autonomously within professional competence, maintaining accountability for clinical decisions and specialist caseload management.

Leadership and Service Development

• Act as a clinical leader and role model, promoting high standards of professional practice and patient-centred care.
• Support and deputise for the Lead Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist, where required.
• Contribute to the strategic development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist Service.
• Support implementation of local, regional, and national cancer priorities, policies, standards, and pathways.
• Lead and participate in service improvement initiatives designed to enhance patient experience, quality of care, and operational effectiveness.
• Work collaboratively across organisational boundaries to improve care pathways and integration of services.

Education and Professional Development

• Develop and deliver specialist education, training, and support programmes for nursing, medical, and allied health professional staff.
• Provide informal and formal teaching, mentorship, and clinical supervision to support workforce development.
• Actively maintain and develop specialist knowledge and competence through continuing professional development.
• Support colleagues in developing skills and knowledge relating to lung cancer care, symptom management, communication, and supportive care.

Quality, Governance and Research

• Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation, quality improvement, and governance activities to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of policies, guidelines, and clinical pathways.
• Ensure timely reporting and investigation of incidents, risks, and concerns in accordance with Trust policies.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous, and legally compliant clinical records in accordance with NMC standards and Trust requirements.
• Support and promote research activity within respiratory and cancer services, facilitating recruitment and participation where appropriate.

Professional Responsibilities

• Practice in accordance with the NMC Code, Trust policies, national standards, and relevant professional frameworks.
• Promote and maintain best practice relating to health, safety, safeguarding, infection prevention, and information governance.
• Attend and contribute to local, regional, and national meetings relevant to the role.
• Where qualified as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber, prescribe safely and appropriately within scope of practice, maintaining competence and compliance with prescribing governance requirements.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (1st Level)
• Specialist qualification/training - level 6 or greater (e.g. respiratory disease/Cancer care area) or evidence of equivalent experience
• Mentorship or Teaching Qualification/Training, evidence of equivalent
• Advanced Communications Qualification/Training
• Independent Non-medical Prescribing (V300) or ability to undertake course
• Counselling Qualification

Experience

• Substantial post registration experience (> 5 years)
• Evidence of ability to demonstrate application of evidence-based practice
• Experience in management of complex respiratory/cancer patients including assessment, planning and implementation of treatment and care
• Evidence of CPD relevant to respiratory/cancer care
• Experience in a leadership and management role
• Previous experience working within a Respiratory Specialist Service/Role, or ability to demonstrate evidence of equivalent experience
• Experience of teaching both formally and informally
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding and application of audit and research principles
• Knowledge and experience of the lung cancer pathway and related NHS policies and procedures

Skills

• Ability to work autonomously, prioritising workload efficiently and managing time effectively
• High standard of oral and written communication skills, with confidence to discuss patient cases and drive clinical decision making
• Competence and confidence in accurate assessment and management of complex patients to high professional standards
• Ability to demonstrate reflexivity and critique own practice
• Confident and assertive decision maker
• Ability to delegate with confidence and competence
• Ability to influence, negotiate and communicate confidently and professionally with both senior and junior members of the multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of excellent team working
• IT Literacy – ability to use a variety of standard systems that supports patient care and record keeping

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Christopher Jackson Job title Clinical Lead - Respiratory Specialist Services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01253 956972 Additional information

Donna Denby - Lead Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist

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01253 955578