Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Thoracic Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team at Royal Papworth Hospital, the UKs leading cardiothoracic hospital, rated Outstanding by the CQC in all domains. We seek an experienced oncology nurse leader who is passionate about delivering exceptional, patient-centred cancer care and driving service improvement.
The role of Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist is a great opportunity to develop your clinical and professional practice along with leadership and management experience. The post holder will be an effective core member of the lung cancer Multidisciplinary Team, acting as an expert practitioner within the lung cancer team demonstrating highly developed specialist knowledge in the management of patients with thoracic cancers and their physical and emotional care. This will include supporting patients throughout their pathway from investigations through their treatments, oncology care pathways and post treatment.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have the ability to manage complex patients and their complex needs. This will ensure patients are able to make informed decisions about the treatments offered to them. You will be a highly skilled practitioner acting as a specialist resource to support the team. The post holder will also contribute to lung cancer clinics, day to day patient management and support changes to our services within the department and wider developments within Royal Papworth Hospital.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Details
- Date posted: 18 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 7
- Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 175-2627-TH1937
- Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- To be a clinical expert within own field of practice (which might include experience in oncology, thoracic surgery, respiratory, palliative care).
- The ability to lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team as well as mentor and educate junior staff.
- Knowledge and application of clinical governance frameworks including Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), policy and procedure, audit and quality assurance
- Knowledge and application of safeguarding policies and procedures, particularly those related to vulnerable patients.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own and others' workload.
- Evidence of continuous professional development and a willingness to participate in further training and education.
- Competent IT skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or above level of qualification in Adult Nursing plus post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses to master's equivalent level
- OR equivalent highly developed specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
- Leadership/management training and/or experience.
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
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