Job details
- Job reference: 244738
- Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
- Job closing date: 12/06/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: Lanarkshire
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 29/05/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
- Department: Lung Cancer Optimal Pathway Team
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
NHS Lanarkshire Lung Cancer Specialist Nursing Service are seeking applications from highly motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic registered nurses to join their team. Experienced registered nurses who are committed to providing quality evidence based breast cancer care, with a personal commitment to life-long learning aligned to the NES NMAHP framework and ACCEND, are welcomed to apply.
The role of the Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist is highly specialised to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care with a specialist focus on lung cancer diagnostics and management. The post holder will provide clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary lung cancer service, ensuring timely, equitable and evidence-based care across the lung cancer diagnostic pathway, in line with the Scottish Government Cancer Strategies and the West of Scotland Cancer Managed Clinical Network priorities.
In this key role, you will:
- Develop advanced competence, innovation and leadership in the management and delivery of safe, effective person-centred care within own area of practice.
- Provide strong and effective leadership across professional and organisational teams/boundaries.
- Role model exemplary facilitation and teaching skills and develop those skills in others.
- Acts as a role model for the wider team by promoting a positive research culture.
What You'll Bring:
- Registered Healthcare practitioner with valid UK Registration (NMC / HCPC)
- Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
- Post graduate* expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
- Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.
- A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
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 Kirstie Woods, Lead Nurse Specialist via Kirstie.Woods@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on nicole.hetherington@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.
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This advert is for Generic Advanced Clinical Specialist - Lung Cancer Optimal Pathway Team with NHS Lanarkshire in Glasgow, West of Scotland, Scotland. It is listed as a Junior Clinical nurse specialist Oncology role. The advertised salary is £52,845 - £61,466. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Jun 2026.
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