Lead Nurse Assessor- Lung Cancer Screening Programme

Job overview

**Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 31/3/27**

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse to join our Lung Screening Programme as the Lead Nurse Assessor.

This is a pivotal leadership position supporting the delivery and development of the regional lung screening service at NNUH, part of the East of England Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) network.

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Play a key role in improving early detection of lung cancer and other respiratory conditions, reducing health inequalities and supporting patients through screening, assessment and follow-up.
• Provide leadership and management of the day-to-day running of the service, working collaboratively with radiology, respiratory medicine, primary care, community teams and regional screening partners.
• Liaise directly with Acute colleagues and co-ordinate the MDT meetings required to keep the flow of patient care effective between all providers.

The NNUH lung cancer service is led by Dr Russell Phillips, a Nurse Consultant, and a team of experienced clinical nurse specialists.

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of the role include:

• Clinical expertise and patient care
• Care coordination and navigation.
• Leadership and service development
• Advanced communication and psychosocial support
• Professional development and governance
• Research and evidence-based practice

The post will include coordination of the service being delivered across multiple locations in line with local CT scanning capacity and patient choice, team leading and coordinating staff duties, ordering, lead for health and safety, the day-to-day link with our GP colleagues and community teams, Business Intelligence and Operational Lead. They will also be required to represent the service at appropriate meetings within the Trust and to promote the service to the wider health community.

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Interview date: 22nd December 2025

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General

• 1.    The Post holder will be the main clinical contact for the day to day running of the Target Lung Health Checks Programme

Ensuring safe and effective practice

• 2.    To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-to-day allocation of work. 3.    To deputise when required in the operational leads absence and when required to delegate appropriately to other team members. 4.    To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly administration of medicine and moving and handling. 5.    To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes. 6.    To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register. 7.    Demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the speciality of screening in respiratory medicine in relation to the assessment, care and management of patients with respiratory conditions. 8.    Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers/relatives.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.