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Job requirements
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
In collaboration with patients, family and the multi-disciplinary team, to devise, implement and evaluate complex care plans based on the initial patient assessment process, with realistic nursing goals and participate in discharge planning.
- Experience
To act as a senior support to care for complex patients with their potentially unpredictable care/treatment needs. To be able to undertake complex nursing interventions for example: pain management and complex wound management.
- Experience
To use a range of judgement and assessment skills in planning, delivering and evaluating specialist patient care plans whilst communicating with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience
To use clinical knowledge/expertise, to provide a high standard of skilled care to patients based on a full assessment of individual needs in co-operation with the multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience
To be able to prioritise care based upon patient/service need in a busy clinical environment however work pattern is mainly predictable in nature
- Experience
To be responsible for day-to-day clinical supervision of staff within specialist nurse team.
- Experience
To deliver patient care through appropriate delegation, responding to changes in needs and/or environment. This will include supporting staff rota management, complex discharge planning involving coordination with other healthcare professionals.
- Experience
To act in a professional manner and as a role model to other staff members.
- Experience
To be able to undertake moving and handling tasks as required relating to patient care utilising mechanical aids with some tasks requiring moderate effort.
- Experience
The post holder will have exposure to bodily fluids (including as a result of surgical / medical intervention and in the delivery of activities of daily living) and will have frequent exposure to difficult or emotional circumstances.
- Experience
To be able to effectively communicate complex, confidential, and/or sensitive condition related information through a range of interpersonal skills to patients,colleagues, and families (such as providing educational support, complex discharge planning).
- Experience
To manage own patient workload in terms of prioritisation of needs escalating as required supporting team members with their own escalation needs.
- Experience
To understand the process of escalation within the Trust ensuring this is done promptly to ensure patient and staff safety and recognising and raising any safeguarding concerns.
- Experience
To act independently within NMC code of conduct and Trust policies and procedures and knowing when to appropriately escalate.
- Experience
To participate in specialist education programmes.
- Experience
To be a mentor/learning resource for learners/staff.
- Experience
The post holder will develop own knowledge base, ensuring practice is evidence based and contributes to the enhancement of patient care as well as sharing
- Experience
learning
- Experience
To propose and contribute towards policies and changes to clinical working practices for own area.
- Experience
To act as a link nurse and undertake audits as required and may occasionally participate in research and development. The post holder will potentially identify
- Experience
patients that might be suitable for clinical trials.
- Qualifications
Professional adult nursing qualification and clinical knowledge acquired throughtraining to diploma or degree level
- Qualifications
Plus post graduate training in specialist area OR specialist knowledge across therange of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or
- Qualifications
relevant practical experience.
- Qualifications
Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- 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 post holder will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
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 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 175-2627-2029
- 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 Thoracic Oncology Specialist Nurse with Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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