Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Support
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 7 months (Until 31 March 2027 to support department)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 430-CC26-1126A
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lung Health Checks (Dept)
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/09/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/09/2026
Employer heading
Lung Health Screening CNS
Band 6
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).
Our benefits
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on-site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On-site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
Job overview
Lung Health check CNS
Department: Cancer Services
Band 6, £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum pro rata
Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, Until 31 March 2027, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
We have a great opportunity for a Band 6 Lung Cancer Screening CNS to join our Lung Cancer Screening Team at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (MKUH), working with the wider multidisciplinary team to support the expansion of the MKUH service.
We are looking for a confident and dynamic nurse with excellent, up-to-date specialist respiratory and cancer knowledge, as well as enhanced clinical skills. The successful candidate should have a key interest in lung cancer, quality improvement, and service development.
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
Interview date: 22 September 2026
Main duties of the job
The Lung Cancer Screening CNS will work alongside the rest of the lung cancer screening team. The main element of the role is to deal with scan results under the supervision of the Lung Cancer Screening Clinical Director. This will include phoning patients whose scans are suspicious for lung cancer, as well as contacting patients regarding other incidental findings identified on their scans.
All patients who are scanned will receive a results letter. This is partly automated, but the nurse will be responsible for generating the majority of these letters, ensuring that anything mentioned by the patient during their review is addressed and that all results are explained in an appropriate manner.
This developing service is supported by a forward-thinking and supportive management team, Nurse Practitioners, administrators, and other clinical team members. There are opportunities to develop both clinical and managerial skills, as well as opportunities for further study.
Working for our organisation
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
NHS Staff Survey: Our Compassionate Culture and Leadership scores reflect a workplace where kindness, respect, and empathy are the norm—not the exception.
To be responsible for the unsupervised assessment of patient care needs in the Lung Heath Check service, ensuring appropriate assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, maintaining high standards of evidence-based care.
To provide expert clinical assessment for a defined group of patients, including those with complex needs ensuring they are placed through the correct MDT and clinical pathway.
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Nursing Degree
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN
- Evidence of post-registration development
- Accreditation in Lung Nursing or equivalent experience
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Understanding of use of clinical audit in a clinical setting
- Knowledge of infection control
- Mentorship/practice assessor qualification (or willingness to undertake)
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current professional issues in nursing
- An understanding of current issues relating to the NHS and cancer care
- IRMER qualification
- Detailed knowledge of the LCS protocol, quality standards and incidental finding guidance
- Awareness of relevant national and local targets
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience working in an acute healthcare environment
- Significant post-registration experience in relevant clinical area
- Experience of acting coordinating a clinical area shift / service shift
- Experience supervising unqualified staff
- Experience supervising qualified staff
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary/interdisciplinary team and follow up actions from screening review meeting
- Registered Nurse with significant band 5 experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in working in Lung Cancer Screening or other Screening services
- Experience working as a band 6.
- Advance communication skills course
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
- Diplomacy and negotiation skills
- Good understanding of IT and technology
- Ability to manage workload and prioritise in a fast-paced environment
- Leadership and team management skills.
- Teaching and good presentation skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to undertake audits and support quality improvement.
- Ability to undertake career conversations and appraisals
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to pay attention to detail to ensure accurate information is recorded and patients follow the correct pathway and incidental referral pathways.
- Evidence of working independently
- Ability to deal with difficult/sensitive situations.
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Approachable
- Able to work under pressure.
- Able to reflect on own practice
- Willing to learn and improve personal practice
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Able to communicate effectively with other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Burnie
- Job title
- Head of Cancer Services and Chief Cancer Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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