Lung Screening Assistant Coordinator **Internal**

Job overview

**Internal HDFT and HIF applicants only**

The Lung Cancer Screening Programme commences in the Trust in October 2026. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clerical officer to undertake the role of Lung Cancer Screening Assistant Co-ordinator to support the Lead Co-ordinator to deliver programme and provide excellent care to the participants. The successful candidate will require compassionate communication skills and have experience with HDFT patient systems.

The purpose of this role is to support clinical teams to implement the lung cancer screening programme. This role has been specially designed to support the programme and will require the post holder to evolve to support the programme to refine over time.

It is expected that the post holder will assist the team leader and use their own initiative within the LCS team. The post holder is expected to be experienced within the hospital setting with knowledge and evidence of specialised terminology, educated to a level required to perform the role or equivalent experience. The post-holder will actively support and contribute to the requirements of the service and ensure compliance with performance targets and quality standards required at a local and national level.

Main duties of the job

• Communicate with relevant departments and organisations to ensure that the patient’s pathway is as timely as possible and all delays are avoided.
• Communicate with key departments (diagnostics, clinic bookings etc.) to ensure all tests and investigations are booked promptly and any issues are escalated.
• Be a single point of contact for patients, carers and the healthcare team – triaging sensitive enquiries and referring to the appropriate department within the hospital. Using own judgement as to what requires immediate action.
• Communicate regularly with patients to ensure that they are aware of upcoming appointments, diagnostic tests/investigations and operations and offer practical support with the arrangements. Being sensitive to the fact that patients may be anxious and distressed.
• Provide support and contribute to training of new / junior members to the team.
• Document and monitor all aspects of patient care coordination and service delivery onto the Trust IT systems e.g. Cancer Access Database, Winscribe, WebV, ICE, ICS, CRIS,PPM database etc. to ensure the patient’s progress can be measured.
• Ensure that electronic notes are correctly maintained following guidelines and that the documentation contained therein is correct. High quality standards are to be always maintained.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details please see attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact Lesley Danby via email lesley.danby@nhs.net.

Applicant requirements

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.