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Lung Cancer Screening Hub Specialist Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Job ref
349-WTWA-7412684*
Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wythenshawe Hospital - Lung cancer screening Hub -Rapid Lung Diagnostic clinic
Town
Manchester
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/09/2025 23:59

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Screening Hub specialist Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

Exciting opportunity in lung cancer screening hub team @wythenshawe Hospital .The below indicates the main competencies required of the post which may be reviewed in light of the  experience and developments within the service .Any review will be taken in conjunction with the post holder. 

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist nursing advice . work autonomously as well as part of a multidisciplinary  team .

Provide Nurse led clinics

Ability to provide health promotion and smoking cessation advice .  

Formulation of individualized  care pathways with the patient and the carerer 

 Work along with the triage consultant in the hub 

Request  Diagnostic tests for the patients 

Be an advocate for the patients through their journey 

Outcoming the  scan results and do  the telephone calls to the patients.

Knowledge of the lone working policy .

Awareness  of policies and procedures for MFT and community services  in relation to working practices .

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. 

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. 

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. 

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. 

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.  So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.   

Diversity Matters 

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected] 

We’re looking forward to hearing from you! 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Evidence of relevant post
  • qualification study at postgraduate level or equivalent knowledge.
Desirable criteria
  • ECDL
  • Teaching/mentorship

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Nurse – Minimum 3 years at Band 5 in the relevant setting
  • Evidence of working independently
  • Participating in audit/patient surveys
  • Evidence of managing within a clinical area
  • Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary / interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Provide high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical practice, care and programme management, clinical practice development and research.
  • Analytical and judgemental skills
  • Planning – straight forward issues

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Agnus Tomy
Job title
Senior screening Hub Specialist Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 291 3378
Additional information

Rachel Hemmings 

Senior Thoracic  specialist Nurse 

Rachel. Hemmings @mft.nhs.uk 

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