Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a compassionate, dynamic, and experienced nurse to join our specialist respiratory team as a Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist, Band 7 at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. The NNUH lung cancer service is led by Dr Russell Phillips, a Nurse Consultant, and a team of experienced clinical nurse specialists. This role plays a pivotal role in delivering expert nursing care to patients with lung cancer, and requires advanced clinical knowledge, leadership, and coordination skills. We are seeking an experienced, initiative-taking, registered nurse who is passionate about respiratory nursing, to join our lung cancer team, providing support to patients and their families with lung cancer, pleural disease, and mesothelioma. Main duties of the job Key aspects of the role include: Clinical expertise and patient care Care coordination and navigation Leadership and service development Advanced communication and psychosocial support Professional development and governance Research and evidence-based practice About us Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity. We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition: Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site Discounted gym memberships Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site Free 24-hours confidential counselling support On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane Flexible staff bank Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics Job responsibilities To provide clinical leadership and expertise in the speciality of lung cancer and mesothelioma by providing information, support, advice and specialist knowledge to patients, their families and carers, and to act as a resource to the multi-professional team. To participate in the co-ordination of patient care to ensure continuity throughout the patients care pathway. To be pivotal in review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group. To liaise closely with the health care teams of in-patient wards, outpatient department and primary care, including consultant physicians and GPs. To demonstrate wide and in-depth experience of all aspects of lung cancer and mesothelioma, exercising clinical leadership and effective education within their sphere of practice. Person Specification Qualifications Registered Nurse on appropriate part of the NMC register Relevant post graduate qualification e.g respiratory, thoracic, oncology or palliative care. Appropriate Degree Experience Post-registration experience in respiratory, thoracic, oncology or palliative care Skills Demonstrable leadership skills Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 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. £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr