Job overview
Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) is a new and ground-breaking programme of work in England which will contribute to the ambition of the NHS Long Term Plan to improve early diagnosis of lung cancer and survival for those diagnosed with lung cancer.
NHSE has recently confirmed that the LCS programme will become a new national screening programme. The programme is being offered to those most at risk of developing lung cancer, people aged 55 to 74 year old who have ever smoked. We are seeking to recruit an experienced nurse to join the team during this exciting period of expansion of the programme across South East London.
If you are experienced in the respiratory or lung cancer field and are seeking a new rewarding challenge we would love to hear from you.
Closing date: Midnight 01/03/2026
Interview date: 09/03/2026
Main duties of the job
1. Preparation for weekly SRM (Screening Review Meeting)
2. Attendance of SRM, note taking
3. Action referrals from SRM, internally and to other trusts throughout South East London
4. Telephone clinics, including breaking bad news
5. Preparing and sending letters to patients and GPs
6. Updating private providers records
7. There may be occasional rotation to the respiratory outpatients departments at Guys & St Thomas'
8. Deputise for Responsible Assessor/CNS in their absence: completing quarterly and annual audits answering clinical queries from private provider clinical oversight of nurses working with provider audits of provider attending meetings with stakeholders audits of excluded patients support admin team with clinical queries including tracking of cancer patients
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and as part of King’s Health Partners we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world class clinical services, teaching and research.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Lung Cancer Screening programme is a key role working with patients, clinicians, and other partners, to implement the Lung Cancer Screening Programme across South East London. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with clinicians and stakeholders across the boroughs of Southwark, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Bromley and Bexley to ensure patients are referred in a timely manner. You will be involved in community engagement as we work to spread the word about the screening programme and ensure access to the service for all who are eligible.
We are seeking an experienced nurse who is highly motivated and has a passion for early diagnosis. You will need to have relevant clinical experience, be able to demonstrate a collaborative working style, have a passion to develop an evolving services and be agile in meeting deadlines whilst prioritising tasks and workloads in an ever changing service. We are seeking a patient centred individual with excellent communication skills who can demonstrate compassion and a desire to deliver excellent care in line with our trust values.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
10. Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD
Desirable criteria
11. Mentorship or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Previous post registration experience within respiratory or lung cancer specialties
13. Experience of teaching/ assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting
14. Supervision of junior staff
Desirable criteria
15. Experience in an outpatient clinic setting
16. Experience in service development/ quality improvement/ patient experience
17. Previous experience within an NHS screening program
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential criteria
18. Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. To include dealing with distressed relatives & other challenging situations
19. Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
20. Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this effects their role and the department
21. Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
Desirable criteria
22. Experience preparing an MDM, note taking and onward patient management/referrals
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
23. Demonstrates trust values within application
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.