McMillian Lung Cancer Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Wales seeks an experienced clinical leader for Lung Cancer care. You will lead assessment and care planning, provide specialist nursing expertise, and work within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate holds an NMC Registered Nurse qualification and a Master's degree. The role offers extensive training, flexible working, and a commitment to work-life balance.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Flexible working

Support for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the area of specialty.
• Evidence of leadership and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and carry out assessment and planning for lung cancer patients.
• Utilize expert knowledge to analyze patient risk in complex cases.
• Communicate sensitive information empathetically to patients.
• Perform clinical skills such as sutures removal and intramuscular injections.
• Provide strong leadership in Lung Cancer care delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical decision-making

Communication

Nursing expertise

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Masters Degree or equivalent

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, and any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments or support needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille), please contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team at 01495 745805 option 3 or email [e-mail].

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If shortlisted, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your email regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

To provide expert care, highly specialist advice, and support to patients with Lung Cancer and their carers. The post holder is expected to provide clinical leadership within this area of care to develop education and research relevant to the specialty.

This post will work with the multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive service to patients with Lung Cancer.

The post holder will provide highly specialist nursing knowledge and expertise on various aspects of Lung Cancer care.

The post holder will have a major role in developing Lung Cancer services to meet patient needs and align with the NHS plan.

The post holder will act as the key worker, liaising with other healthcare professionals, including the Primary Healthcare Team, to ensure optimal care from diagnosis to treatment.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and carry out assessment, planning, and implementation of care programs for lung cancer patients, providing support and guidance.
• Utilize expert knowledge to analyze and make decisions regarding patient risk and care in complex cases.
• Communicate sensitive, condition-related information empathetically to patients.
• Perform clinical skills such as removing sutures following thoracoscopy, administering intramuscular injections, and venipuncture.
• Lead workload and workforce resource management.
• Provide strong leadership in Lung Cancer care delivery.

Working for our organization

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organization committed to caring. It offers an exceptional workplace where staff are trusted and valued. The organization provides integrated acute, primary, and community care for a population of 650,000, employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer extensive training and development opportunities, flexible working, and support for work-life balance, including occupational health and a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence. Our Clinical Futures strategy promotes care closer to home and high-quality hospital care.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in the area of specialty
• Evidence of leadership and management skills

Desirable criteria

• Clinical management experience
• Budgetary management experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Masters Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience

Desirable criteria

• Management or leadership qualification or willingness to undertake