# Lung Cancer Triage Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lung-cancer-triage-nurse/624d8741-cd2a-45b6-aeac-248b05d062a2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lung-cancer-triage-nurse/624d8741-cd2a-45b6-aeac-248b05d062a2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Warrington Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T14:15:19.199Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Warrington/North_Cheshire_Mersey_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory/Respiratory-v8321950 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8321950?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and clinically skilled nurse to join our existing respiratory team as a lung cancer triage nurse at North Cheshire and Mersey. The post holder will need to have experience within lung cancer pathways and will need to demonstrate extensive leadership skills. The post holder will provide expert clinical and supportive care for patients referred on a suspected lung cancer pathway from primary care and the lung cancer screening program. Supporting patients throughout their diagnostic pathway and ensuring appropriate investigations happen within required timescales supporting better patient experience and Trust performance against the 28 day faster diagnosis standard ### Main duties of the job To triage all Urgent Suspected Cancer GP referrals into the Lung Cancer service and conduct telephone assessments or face to face assessments as appropriate to determine further investigations required in collaboration with the Consultant team To ensure that patients requiring a Consultant outpatient appointment are seen by day 6 in accordance with the Lung Best Practice Timed Pathway Work closely with the Lung Early Diagnosis Support Worker to minimize delays and ensure that all suspected lung cancer patients experience the same level of care and have the same chance of receiving a definitive diagnosis or exclusion of lung cancer in line with the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To triage all Urgent Suspected Cancer GP referrals into the Lung Cancer service and conduct telephone assessments or face to face assessments as appropriate to determine further investigations required in collaboration with the Consultant team. - To ensure that patients requiring a Consultant outpatient appointment are seen by day 6 in accordance with the Lung Best Practice Timed Pathway. - Work closely with the Lung Early Diagnosis Support Worker to minimize delays and ensure that all suspected lung cancer patients experience the same level of care and have the same chance of receiving a definitive diagnosis or exclusion of lung cancer in line with the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard. FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED ### 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** - Current experience in lung cancer, experience of implementing change ### Qualifications **Essential** - RGN, Educated to degree level, evidence of ongoing professional development **Desirable** - Advanced Communication skills training ### Skills, Knowledge & Competencies **Essential** - Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients and relatives in a variety of settings - Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal & communication - Able to analyse data and provide written reports - Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area - Able to present information to professional groups - Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care - In conjunction with other clinical colleagues, develop and plan specialised care pathways for patients **Desirable** - Experience in carrying out Holistic Needs Assessment and care planning ## Documents - [ncm staff benefits (pdf, 3.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2892) - [lung cancer triage nurse (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680927) ## 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.