We have an opportunity for a Band 6 role for an individual with significant experience in the lung cancer environment.
The post holder will have significant experience of support and coordinating the patient pathway through the complexities of a lung cancer pathway.
As a Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), the post holder is responsible for providing appropriate specialist advice, support and education to patients diagnosed with a lung malignancy with support from the senior Lung Cancer CNS.
They will work autonomously alongside the Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialists to deliver high quality care to those with a lung cancer; their families / significant others and will provide guidance, supervision and training to peers and junior members of staff both internal and external to the Trust, promoting seamless service within a multi-professional framework.
The post holder will implement programmes of holistic care at all stages of the patient’s pathway including pre-diagnostic surgical support and advice, holistic needs assessments, review patients on active non‑surgical treatment as part of their clinical pathway, follow‑up and LWBC as required.
They will support the Trust cancer nursing model to provide delivery of care for cancer patients throughout the whole patient pathway.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As teaching hospitals working with Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
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