Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist. The post holder will work with the existing team members to support the current services. You will be expected to work within the team but also be able to work independently. You will be able to demonstrate appropriate clinical skills and knowledge and plan and organise a clinical case load on a daily basis. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to foster positive relationships at all levels.
Please note the post may require assessment centre or psychometric testing.

Main Duties of the Job
You will be required to provide and participate in the development of clinical services, participate in research and audit and maintain accurate records and data management. The postholder will be required to work at all sites within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust.
The Lung Cancer Screening Nurse Specialist will be expected to manage their own caseload of routine and complex patients, developing, planning and organising patient centred care. This includes facilitating and co-ordinating care between hospital, primary care and community care services for Lung Cancer Screening patients, working towards improved access early in the pathway for faster diagnosis and more optimised treatment pathways through to improved access to surveillance.

About Us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Details
Date Posted: 14 November 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference Number: 319-7576936PM
Job Locations: North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH

Job Responsibilities

• To work in collaboration with the lead clinician and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a high quality service to patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer.

• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which:

  (a) engages, enables and empowers others
  (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement
  (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams/departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification
Essential Qualifications

• 1st Level Registered Nurse
• Diploma/Degree in relevant nursing studies
• Registered Mentor
• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
• RGN with current NMC

Desirable

• Advanced communication skills course
• ENB 237/931

Essential Experience

• Significant post registration experience & previous experience dealing with patients with cancer.
• Previous post registration experience in respiratory/acute area with involvement in palliative care
• Experience of dealing with lung cancer patients
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in the area of oncology/respiratory diseases

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Essential Other Requirements

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.