# Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lung-cancer-clinical-nurse-specialist/bbc8ccf1-c305-4c12-80e1-0f83caeff1a1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lung-cancer-clinical-nurse-specialist/bbc8ccf1-c305-4c12-80e1-0f83caeff1a1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust - **Location:** University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 8 months (Until Approximately mid June 2027. Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-28T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T13:10:46.439Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Coventry/University_Hospitals_Coventry_Warwickshire_NHS_Trust/Lung_Cancer/Lung_Cancer-v8294000 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8294000?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about providing expert care and support to patients living with lung cancer? Join our dedicated team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Lung Cancer. About the Role: As a Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at UHCW, you will play a pivotal role in supporting patients diagnosed with lung cancer, offering expert clinical guidance, and providing emotional support throughout their care journey. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will ensure patients receive personalized, holistic care tailored to their individual needs, from diagnosis through to treatment and beyond. You will be responsible for: - Assessing, diagnosing, and managing the clinical needs of lung cancer patients. - Providing high-level expertise on treatment options, symptom management, and side effect support. - Delivering compassionate, patient-centered care, while also offering guidance to families and caregivers. - Acting as a key liaison between patients, their families, and the healthcare team to coordinate care. - Educating and empowering patients to make informed decisions about their treatment and care. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. ### Main duties of the job About You: We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse with: - Substantial experience in oncology or respiratory, with a focus on lung cancer preferred. - Advanced clinical assessment skills and a passion for providing high-quality patient care. - Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusting relationships with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team. - A commitment to continuing professional development and working towards an advanced level of nursing practice. - A current NMC registration. Why UHCW? At UHCW, we pride ourselves on offering a supportive and dynamic working environment, with a strong emphasis on professional development and patient care. As part of our team, you will have access to: - Comprehensive training and development opportunities. - Supportive management and a collaborative, friendly team. - Access to cutting-edge resources and technology. - A competitive benefits package, including pension schemes, health benefits, and generous annual leave. If you are looking to make a difference in the lives of patients and work with a dedicated and skilled team, we would love to hear from you! Join us at UHCW and help make a difference in the fight against lung cancer! ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as required. - Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available. - Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring varying levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need. - Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g imparting bad news or following an unexpected event. - Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards. - Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times. For further details please see the attached job description. Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Professional clinical experience in respiratory, oncology or appropriate specialty - Ability to successfully manage people and change **Desirable** - - Experience in HR and Management Related Issues - Resource Management ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Current Registered Nurse Professional Registration - First level degree or willingness to undertake - Evidence of continuous professional development - Teaching and Assessing Qualification or willingness to undertake - Study at level 6 (degree / diploma) ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - - A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence based practice - A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures - Knowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development. **Desirable** - - A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS. - Experience in Policy/Service Development ### Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours **Essential** - - Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) - Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience ## Documents - [candidate guide (pdf, 10.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2471) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 720.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10612416) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.