Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their Macmillan Lung Cancer team. This role involves delivering high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to lung cancer patients, supporting them from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will play a crucial role in enhancing patient experiences and ensuring compliance with national safety standards. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive environment, where your expertise will be valued and your professional development encouraged. If you are passionate about oncology nursing and looking for a rewarding challenge, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience in oncology or related clinical area at band 6 or above.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert nursing care and support for lung cancer patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure quality patient care.

Skills

Clinical Nursing

Oncology Knowledge

Patient Care

Holistic Needs Assessment

Teaching Skills

Audit and Research

Complex Clinical Scenarios Management

Education

Registered Nurse at Degree Level

Masters Level Qualification (in progress)

Recognised Teaching Qualification (or in progress)

Job description

Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

A full-time job opportunity has become available within the Macmillan Specialist Lung Cancer Nursing team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. Fancy a change?

Join our well-established clinical nurse specialist team, supported by a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Lung Cancer, in caring for people being diagnosed and treated for Lung cancer.

Your role will be to provide information and support to lung cancer patients from the point of diagnosis throughout their surgical and oncological management and living with and beyond cancer. As a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in promoting the best patient experience possible.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their relatives with a lung cancer diagnosis. The post holder will deliver evidence-based individualised patient care according to patient's changing health care needs, including using holistic needs assessment and responsive care planning (HNA). You will be required to work autonomously and develop collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries. You will work collaboratively to develop patient pathways and be responsible for the continuous review and development of the nursing service. The post holder provides expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice. Working with the Multidisciplinary Team and Cancer Management Team you will ensure that your cancer service complies with the national standards for safety and quality, which are assessed through National Cancer Peer Review Process and actively contribute with work plans resulting from Peer Review assessment.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Registered nurse at degree level
• Evidence of relevant continued professional development relevant to clinical area
• Currently registered with NMC
• Working towards Masters level qualification
• Recognised teaching qualification or working towards

Knowledge & Experience

• Relevant post registration experience at band 6 or above in oncology or tumour site related clinical area
• Previous experience in a post involving clinical and managerial responsibilities.
• Previous experience of teaching and developing teaching materials
• Demonstrate evidence of highly developed clinical practice
• Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist
• Experience of audit and research
• Experience of lung surgery and running nurse-led clinics.
• Ability to deal with complex clinical scenarios

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.

Salary: £51,883 to £58,544 a year (pro rata) per annum Inc HCAS