Respiratory Nurse Specialist Lung Cancer Screening

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Hull is looking for a Respiratory Nurse Specialist to lead lung cancer screening assessments, provide clinical supervision, and work on mobile CT units. Candidates should have substantial experience in respiratory care and hold relevant nursing qualifications. This role contributes to improving patient outcomes through early detection of lung cancer.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience in Respiratory/General medicine/Critical care.
• Experience caring for acutely ill patients needing respiratory support.
• Community care experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct lung cancer screening assessments.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff and students.
• Work in mobile CT units and clinical hubs.

Skills

Knowledge of respiratory conditions

Management of patients with respiratory disease

Current awareness of nursing issues

Ability to work autonomously and in a team

Interpreting Spirometry results

Education

Registered Nurse First level

NMC registration

Mentorship/Teaching qualification

Spirometry Respiratory level 5/6 course

History taking and clinical examination qualification

Job description

Respiratory Nurse Specialist Lung Cancer Screening

The closing date is 07 October 2025

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The post holder will be responsible for lung cancer screening assessments as well as working in a nurse led clinical hub supported by a national protocol and training. The overall purpose of the Hull & East Riding Lung Cancer Screening Programme (LCSP) is to enable the early detection of lung cancer in order to save lives. Hull was one of the 10 pilot sites, chosen to roll out the first wave of the LCSP programme, linked to its high prevalence of smoking, deprivation and its current ranking of the highest mortality rate from lung cancer in the country. The Hull & East Riding Programme continues to be a success, and the service is continuing to expand into the East Riding. The Lung Cancer Screening Programme will help improve cancer survival rates by inviting people aged 55-74 who have ever smoked as being at increased risk of lung cancer for a lung cancer screening assessment. People will be offered a Low Radiation Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) scan (chest scan) if appropriate, through a mobile CT unit.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the NHSE Lung Cancer Screening Programme.

The post holder will be responsible for assessing patients as well as working in a clinical hub and on the mobile CT units.

The Lung Cancer Screening programme will help improve cancer survival rates by inviting people aged 55-74 who have been identified as being at increased risk of lung cancer for a lung health check.

The post holder will be expected to provide specialist knowledge and care to the patient and their carers. They will support colleagues in the effective management of patients in their specialist area who require a high level of judgement, discretion and decision making within an inpatient or outpatient setting.

The successful candidate will provide clinical supervision to other staff, and students. Provide informal/formal teaching/education to staff/patients/relevant others and the wider multidisciplinary team in primary and secondary care. And may undertake research, lead clinical audits in Lung Cancer Screening.

The successful candidate will also be given training to work in our new Urgent Lung Cancer Assessment (ULCA) service which involves nurse triage of symptomatic patients. This is to support and improve the current two week wait and meet the faster diagnostic standard for lung cancer.

This role includes multi-site working between the mobile Lung Health Check unit in Hull/East Riding and the hospital site clinical hub at Castle Hill Hospital.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• 2 years relevant experience in Respiratory/ General medicine/Critical care
• Experience caring for acutely ill patient needing respiratory support
• Evidence of professional development
• Participation in clinical audit
• IT literate
• Evidence of changes in practice undertaken.
• Community care experience
• Using IT systems to capture clinical information

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse First level
• Must have up to date NMC registration
• Mentorship/ Teaching qualification - or willing to obtain
• Evidence of research undertaken.
• ARTP full certificate Spirometry Respiratory level 5/6 course
• History taking and clinical examination qualification

Skills

• Able to demonstrate an up to date knowledge of respiratory conditions.
• Care and management of patients with respiratory disease
• Able to demonstrate awareness of current issues that effect the nursing profession and/or the speciality service
• To have up to date knowledge of current local and national guidelines/policies around respiratory disease management hers
• Ability to work autonomously/as a member of a team
• Experience in managing the Team in the absence of the Team Leader
• Ability to interpret Spirometry results

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust