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Lung CNS
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
216-LT-DB8053733
Employer
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Oncology
Town
Plymouth
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/06/2026 23:59

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Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist team.

Under direction from the Lead Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate expert nursing care and provide support to lung cancer patients and their carers. The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the co-ordination and organisation of individual treatment programmes throughout the illness trajectory and work to develop communication across divisional and organisational boundaries.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

  • Provide specialist nursing advice and psychological support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
  • Acts as a resource and contributes to the education and training of other healthcare professionals as required.
  • Contribute to service development, audit and research projects and help develop educational packages as needed. 

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.

If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Manage your own caseload of patients whilst working as part of the multi-disciplinary team 
  • Attend MDT meetings
  • Communicate highly sensitive and emotive condition related information to patients and relatives e.g terminal illness, bereavement.
  • Assess new patients in the clinical area utilising the holistic needs assessment tool to identify physical, psychological emotional, spiritual and cultural needs and developing a plan as needed. 
  • Act as patient advocate when relevant and be aware of all treatment options in order to enable patients to make an informed choice, negotiating with medical teams to agree a pathway of care and treatment. 
  • Provide continuity of care throughout the patient journey, liaising across specialist services where required.
  • Contribute to the development of specialised programmes of care and provide written and oral information to patients and relatives.
  • Provide clinical advice and support to healthcare professional within and across organizational boundaries. 
  • Act as a role model.
  • Initiate changes in management of care. 

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For further information please see attached job description

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable post registration experience
  • Demonstrable experience working with cancer patients
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of acute hospital setting

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered Nurse
  • Post registration specialist qualification.
Desirable criteria
  • Post reg qualification in oncology/communication skills/counselling skills

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
  • Proven ability to prioritise workload.
Desirable criteria
  • Proven ability/demonstrable experience of directing and instructing others.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Disability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mandy Mclaughlin-Earp
Job title
Lead Lung CNS
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01752432383
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