Targeted Lung Health Check Specialist Nurse

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a specialist nurse in the Targeted Lung Health Check programme. This role focuses on early lung cancer detection, providing critical nursing care and support to patients and their families. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact on community health while working within a friendly and integrated healthcare provider. With a commitment to staff development and well-being, this role promises a supportive environment for professional growth. Join a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes and shaping the future of healthcare in the region.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Health and wellbeing support

Bespoke training and development programmes

Real Living Wage

Qualifications

• Experience in Respiratory care and as a specialist nurse is essential.
• Knowledge of the lung health check programme is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing care within the Targeted Lung Health Check programme.
• Support the management of patients with clinical responsibility.

Skills

Respiratory Care

Specialist Nursing

Lung Health Check Programme

Education

UK Professional Registration

Job description

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area: Lung Health Check

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Fixed term - 12 months (Maternity Cover)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 381-ME-6836317

Site: SWBH

Town: Sandwell

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 01/01/2025 23:59

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

1. People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
2. Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
3. Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;

We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.

Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity to work as a specialist nurse within the new Targeted Lung Health Check programme.

This is a secondment for 12 months to cover maternity leave. Flexible hours can be considered.

The post holder will be expected to be accessible, responsive and provide specialist nursing knowledge and care to the patient (and their carer where applicable). They will support community and secondary care colleagues in the effective management of patients with clinical responsibility for a defined patient group. The post holder will be able to make informed decisions within their own area and scope of professional practice to ensure agreed standards, objectives and targets are met.

Main duties of the job

The overall purpose of the Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) programme is to enable the early detection of lung cancer in order to save lives. Sandwell and West Birmingham and the West Midlands Cancer Alliance has identified high disease and smoking prevalence areas within the Black Country, where a significant impact can be made from detecting early stage lung cancer.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

1. Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of working within Respiratory
• Knowledge/Experience of the lung health check programme
• Experience of working as a specialist nurse

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the onboarding process.

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.