This Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist post sits in the Lung Cancer Nursing Team at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, supporting patients through their lung cancer pathway. The work centres on holistic assessment in acute settings, personalised care plans and home visits, with expert advice for colleagues across the organisation. It also involves health promotion and smoking cessation, with work across the Trust footprint. Current NMC registration and significant band 5 post-registration experience in a relevant specialty are required.
What the job involves
- Deliver patient-centred specialist care across the lung cancer pathway in hospital and community settings
- Undertake holistic assessments in acute settings
- Contribute to the development of personalised care plans
- Provide supportive home visits where required
- Manage own caseload autonomously
- Work with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams
- Promote health and smoking cessation
- Act as an expert resource and role model for colleagues across the organisation
- Contribute to clinical audit, data collection and quality programmes
- Maintain accurate patient records and databases
- Support service delivery and development across the Trust footprint
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree level or willingness to undertake it
- Relevant courses for the clinical area and evidence of continued professional development
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Part 1 Adult or General, Level 1 or 2)
Experience
- Significant post-registration experience at band 5 level in a relevant specialty
- Multi-professional working
- Mentoring or supervising others
- Managing change
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of cancer terminology, pathways and treatments
- Working autonomously and as part of a team
- Planning, organising, prioritising and delegating, including supporting staff
- Exemplary verbal and written communication
- Interpreting data to improve practice
- Computer literacy
Other
- Supporting people with life-changing news
- Dealing with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Travel to different locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Nice to have
- Post-registration education in cancer, specialist palliative care or speciality, either under way or to start within 6 months of commencing post
- Masters level qualification
- Teaching and assessing certificate or mentorship
- Advanced communication training, level 2 psychology or equivalent experience
- Experience of audit and research
- Leadership and management experience
- Working knowledge of the current NHS cancer agenda
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to use own car for work
What’s offered
- Annual leave allowance
- Competitive benefits package
- Flexible working opportunities
- Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities
- Career opportunities across a large organisation
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
