# Lung Cancer Navigator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lung-cancer-navigator/4c6d0031-901e-4402-b65e-ec4566c74ff0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lung-cancer-navigator/4c6d0031-901e-4402-b65e-ec4566c74ff0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bath - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 18 months (18 month secondment to backfill a seconded position) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T16:13:13.189Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory/Respiratory-v8006350 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8006350?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a key and rewarding role within our lung cancer service, supporting the multidisciplinary team to ensure that patient care remains at the heart of everything we do. As a Lung Cancer Navigator, you will play a vital part in guiding patients through their cancer pathway, helping to deliver a coordinated, compassionate and high-quality experience during what can be an incredibly challenging time. You will need excellent organisational skills, along with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with a wide range of people. A caring, empathetic and sensitive approach is essential, as you will work closely with patients, their families and carers, offering reassurance, support and continuity throughout their journey. ### Main duties of the job The Lung Cancer Navigator will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that the lung cancer service remains consistently patient‑focused. The post holder will proactively support patients throughout their cancer pathway, helping to coordinate care and ensuring that each individual receives the best possible experience during what can be a challenging and distressing time. The role requires excellent organisational skills to manage and prioritise patient pathways effectively, alongside strong communication and interpersonal skills to liaise confidently with patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals. A caring, compassionate and sensitive approach is essential, as the post holder will provide reassurance, information and support to patients and those close to them throughout their journey. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and role profile for more information on this job opportunity. ## Job Details This is a key and rewarding role within our lung cancer service, supporting the multidisciplinary team to ensure that patient care remains at the heart of everything we do. As a Lung Cancer Navigator, you will play a vital part in guiding patients through their cancer pathway, helping to deliver a coordinated, compassionate and high-quality experience during what can be an incredibly challenging time. You will need excellent organisational skills, along with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with a wide range of people. A caring, empathetic and sensitive approach is essential, as you will work closely with patients, their families and carers, offering reassurance, support and continuity throughout their journey. ## Job Description The Lung Cancer Navigator will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that the lung cancer service remains consistently patient‑focused. The post holder will proactively support patients throughout their cancer pathway, helping to coordinate care and ensuring that each individual receives the best possible experience during what can be a challenging and distressing time. The role requires excellent organisational skills to manage and prioritise patient pathways effectively, alongside strong communication and interpersonal skills to liaise confidently with patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals. A caring, compassionate and sensitive approach is essential, as the post holder will provide reassurance, information and support to patients and those close to them throughout their journey. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and role profile for more information on this job opportunity. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Computer literate - MS Office package **Desirable** - Ability to priorities and organize workload effectively ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in a customer/patient focused environment **Desirable** - Previous NHS experience ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [job decription (pdf, 341.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10347067) ## 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.