About this role
Job summary
Join Our Dedicated Lung Cancer Nursing Team
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking individual to join our highly respected Lung Cancer Nursing Team.
This is a rewarding role where you will make a real difference to the lives of patients and their families, providing specialist support throughout their cancer journey. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while acting as a role model and expert resource for colleagues across the wider organisation.
We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for lung cancer care, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the drive to continually improve patient experience and outcomes. You will have experience in maintaining accurate patient records and databases, alongside an understanding of current lung cancer pathways and services.
In return, you'll join a supportive and dynamic team committed to innovation, excellence, and professional development within a rewarding specialist area.
This is a permanent full-time position, working Monday to Friday, with the opportunity to work across the Northern Care Alliance footprint to support service delivery and development.
If you are looking for a role where you can inspire others, develop your specialist skills, and make a lasting impact on patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Make a Difference in Cancer Care and Health Improvement
This is an opportunity to join a dedicated team supporting patients throughout their lung cancer pathway across both hospital and community settings.
Working collaboratively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring individuals receive the support they need at every stage of their journey. You will undertake holistic assessments in acute settings, contribute to the development of personalised care plans, and provide supportive home visits where required.
We are seeking a qualified nurse who is passionate about health promotion and smoking cessation, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. You will be confident managing your own caseload, working autonomously, and collaborating effectively as part of a wider team.
Strong IT skills, including experience with Microsoft Office and electronic patient systems, are essential. Experience in clinical audit, data collection, and service improvement is desirable, along with a commitment to contributing to ongoing quality and audit programmes that enhance patient outcomes.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your specialist knowledge, work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and play a key role in improving the lives of patients affected by lung cancer.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level (or a willingness to undertake)
- Relevant courses appropriate to clinical area
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration education in cancer/ specialist palliative care / speciality - either working towards or prepared to undertake within 6 months of commencing post
- Evidence of masters level
- Teaching and assessing certificate/ mentorship
- Advanced communication and psychology level 2 training
Professional registration
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)
knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Significant experience post registration at band 5 level of above within relevant speciality
- Experience of multi professional working
- Experience mentoring/ supervising others
- Experience of managing change
- Knowledge of cancer terminology and pathways and treatments
Desirable
- Experience of audit and research
- Leadership and management experience
- Working knowledge of the current NHS cancer agenda
- Advanced communication skills training/ equivalent experience and willingness to undertake training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritise, and delegate effectively and support staff
- Exemplar effective verbal and written communication skills
- Able to support people with life changing news
- Ability to interpret data and utilise to improve practice
- Computer literacy skills
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Desirable
- Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Salford
Stott Lane
Manchester
M6 8HD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)