Nurse team leader

As Team Lead Nurse, you will oversee the day-to-day delivery of our Lung Cancer Screening Service, ensuring high-quality, seamless and patient-centred care. Working closely with the Clinical Lead, Head of Nursing and commissioners, you'll support the development of our nursing team and ensure our service meets national standards.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and support the nursing team across the LCS programmeEnsure high-quality, safe and effective patient care
• Oversee clinic operations and act as a visible clinical leader
• Deliver nurse-led clinics and provide respiratory expertise
• Support service development, audits, training and clinical governance
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and commissioners
• Contribute to national screening review meetings and pathway oversight

About us

InHealth is the UKs largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions. Our aim is to make healthcare better for patients by working collaboratively with the NHS to deliver a range of high-quality tests, scans, assessments and procedures. In the last year, we have supported more than 5 million people in their healthcare journeys, the majority of these are NHS patients and service users.

As a people-focused organisation, our teams are integral in how we deliver our services and our values of Trust, Passion, Care and Fresh Thinking underpin everything we do, influencing the way we interact with patients, customers, and colleagues.

Our mission is to provide high-quality services within local communities to over 7 million patients by 2030. We are committed to ensuring that patients receive a positive experience, maintaining a 97% patient satisfaction rate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Nurse Team Leader Lung Cancer Screening (Devon)

Remote with occasional travel36 hours per week (flexible over 4/5 days)

Help save lives through early diagnosis. Our Lung Cancer Screening Service (LCSS) works with communities across the UK to detect lung cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage. We are now seeking an experienced respiratory nurse to lead and support our growing nursing team.

The Role

As Nurse Team Leader, you will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the Lung Cancer Screening Service, ensuring a high-quality, seamless and patient-centred experience.

Working closely with the Clinical Lead, Head of Nursing and commissioners, you will play a key role in developing the nursing team and ensuring the service consistently meets national standards.

You will bring strong clinical expertise, lead nurse-led clinics, contribute to weekly screening review meetings, and support the management of nodule surveillance and incidental findings. This is also an exciting opportunity to be involved in national pilot programmes that are helping to shape the future of lung cancer screening across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop the nursing team across the LCS programme
• Ensure delivery of safe, effective and high-quality patient care
• Oversee clinic operations and act as a visible clinical leader
• Deliver nurse-led clinics, providing specialist respiratory expertise
• Support service development, audits, training and clinical governance
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and commissioners
• Contribute to screening review meetings and pathway oversight

What Were Looking For

• Registered Nurse (Band 6/7 equivalent) with respiratory experience
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Confident clinical decision-maker with advanced assessment abilities
• Experience supervising staff and delivering high-quality care
• Able to work both independently and within a multidisciplinary team
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel

Desirable

• Spirometry / ARTP accreditation
• IRMER qualification (training can be provided)
• Smoking cessation training (training can be provided)
• Leadership and/or teaching qualification

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

InHealth Group

Address

Anchorwood Retail Park

Taw Wharf

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 2BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.inhealthgroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)