Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a keen interest in lung cancer to support the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care across the lung cancer pathway. The role will focus on providing expert nursing care and support to patients with suspected or diagnosed lung cancer throughout their treatment pathway. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will coordinate care, provide clinical advice and symptom management, support patients and families, and help ensure timely, high-quality, patient-centred care. The role also includes contributing to service development, education, and quality improvement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a specialist patient caseload, delivering an effective, patient-centred service that is responsive to the needs of both service users and providers.
• Undertake specialist nursing assessments, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised patient care
• Provide expert clinical advice, symptom management, and ongoing support for patients and families
• Coordinate care within the multidisciplinary team, supporting timely diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning
• Act as key worker, ensuring effective communication between patients, carers, and healthcare professionals
• Provide education, information, and support to empower patients to self-manage their care, and promote relevant health education and health promotion programmes across the service.
• Act as patient advocate, ensuring high standards of care and supporting informed decision-making
• Participate in Trust-wide working, including cross-site cover when required
• Ensure the efficient and cost-effective use of resources, with robust governance and management arrangements in place.
• Work within national policy frameworks relevant to the service and trust local guidance.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and implementation of service changes

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Details

• Date posted: 29 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 001307
• Job locations: Trustwide, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Qualifications -

• Registered Nurse qualification with active NMC registration
• Degree or equivalent level of education or experience
• Evidence of current CPD

Experience -

• Broad range of post registration experience and the ability to translate learning into practice
• Lead, influence and motivate others
• Demonstrate innovation in practice
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships

Skills and Abilities -

• Able to manage own caseload and work without supervision
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
• IT skills
• Able to present written information in a logical manner
• Ability to communicate with a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding