Clinical Nurse Specialist - Lung Cancer

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. It consists of Barts Hospital, The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, Newham and Whipps Cross Hospitals.

Applications are invited for a Band 7 Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist (CNS),  consideration would be given to a Band 6 in a CNS development post, this would require competency achievement before progressing to a band 7. This post is 19hrs and worked over 3 days in our busy lung cancer service at Whipps Cross Hospital. You will join 2 x established CNS colleagues, you will be predominately based at Whipps Cross hospital but would be part of the wider lung cancer service across Barts Health, supporting the other hospital sites when required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with the respiratory and oncology teams, across sites (occasional cross site cover may be required). This is an exciting role that supports patients undergoing referral and investigation for a potential new cancer diagnosis, focusing on diagnostic, treatment and supportive pathways. The post holder will help to improve information and support provided to patients and families, undertake holistic needs assessment, help navigate cancer pathways and referrals between different hospital sites and community services including GPs and community nursing teams. There will be an opportunity to work in a nurse led clinic and attend MDT’s.

We are looking for a patient focused nurse to join our team and help the service deliver responsive and compassionate care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.