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Job requirements
Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of working as part of a team and in isolation.
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To be proficient in Microsoft Office programmes including Word, Excel and Outlook
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Experience of customer or patient engagement.
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Experience of working within a fast paced ever changing environment.
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Experience of working within protocols and procedures
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Experience of dealing with challenging/highly stressful communication amongst patients, relatives and the Department.
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Understanding of medical terminology
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Understanding of patient-centred care
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Understanding the details of the diagnostic test/procedures
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Understanding of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle (smoking cessation, healthy eating, reducing alcohol, taking exercise)
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information that requires tact and persuasive skills.
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Effectively prioritise own workload and adapt to changing circumstances.
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Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of confidentiality and the requirement for this to be maintained.
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Ability to be adaptable and flexible to meet the needs of the service to include continuing education and professional development via personal development plans.
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Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
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Ability to learn new skills and knowledge.
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Ability to motivate self and others.
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Ability to use own initiative but recognises own limitations.
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Good attendance record, reliable and punctual.
- Qualifications
GCSE - or equivalent in Maths and English
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NVQ Level 3 or relevant experience.
- Additional Criteria
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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A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
Desirable
16 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
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Experience of working in healthcare environment
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Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
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Experience of patient electronic record system e.g., Lorenzo
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Previous use of Somerset Cancer Registry
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Knowledge of lung cancer
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Knowledge of investigations including
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CXR -- Chest X-Ray
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CT - Computerised Tomography scan PET -- Positron Emission Tomography
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EBUS -- Endoscopic Bronchial Ultra Sound
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EUS -- Endoscopic Ultra Sound
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CTNB -- CT needle biopsy
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MRI -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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PFT -- Pulmonary Function Tests
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Understanding of the National and Local Cancer Targets and their implications.
- Qualifications
Degree level of qualification
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RSA typing or equivalent or demonstrable keyboard skills.
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
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.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Details
- Date posted: 14 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 4
- Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
- Contract: Secondment
- Duration: 18 months
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 175-2627-2031
- 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.
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This advert is for Lung Cancer Navigator with Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Cancer pathway coordinator role. The advertised salary is £25760.00 to £27476.00. The contract type is Secondment. The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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