Cancer Care Navigator - Lung Cancer

Job details

• Job reference: 250168
• Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
• Job closing date: 02/07/2026
• Job Type: Administrative Services
• Location: NHS Lanarkshire Wide
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 25/06/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
• Department: Cancer Services

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

This post will contribute to the provision of dedicated person-centred support in the cancer pathway. There is strong evidence of increased patient uncertainty and anxiety during cancer treatment. this post seeks to support communication and coordination of support to patients and families on their pathway. The post will promote connectivity between services within cancer services, Local authorities, Health and Social and third sector providers. The main objective is to facilitate patient and family support with appropriate support as an integral component as part of the cancer specific specialist nursing teams.

The post holder will work with all members of the tumour specific multidisciplinary cancer teams and will be responsible for ensuring that a single point of contact will be available to people affected by cancer. They will facilitate the treatment journey working closely with specialist nursing teams. This will facilitate specialist nurses being as patient focused as possible on providing clinical care. This will enable patients to receive ongoing accessible support.

In this key role:

Cancer Nursing Teams work across the specific Multi-disciplinary team, providing a key responsibility in patient management. CNS’s are pivotal in supporting and coordinating local cancer care and services. Furthermore, they provide support and guidance to patients and families who have a cancer diagnosis. They have significant responsibility in ensuring the hub and spoke regional oncology service functions to support patients and families.

CNS’s provide a holistic approach to cancer care providing continuity and support to patients in an increasingly pressurised environment.

The addition of Cancer Care Navigators into the nursing teams to directly support nursing team activity has proven to be extremely beneficial to patients and has supported productivity of CNS’s services and the organisation.

What You'll Bring:

• HND Business Administration or equivalent experience
• Experience within a hospital or similar healthcare setting
• Effective organisational skills and ability to manage complex situations
• Ability to develop and implement administrative systems and processes

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Kristie Woods, on Kirstie.Woods@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on Lynn.Deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.