About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a compassionate, motivated, and forward-thinking Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse to join our expanding multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in improving early detection, supporting high-risk individuals, and delivering personalised care to people affected by lung cancer.
You will lead the development and ongoing improvement of the lung oncology nursing service across the Trust, providing expert specialist knowledge and support to patients, families, and colleagues. Your expertise will help reduce health inequalities, promote prevention, and ensure that every person receives timely, high-quality, evidence-based care.
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and help drive the future of lung oncology nursing, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To lead the development of Lung oncology nursing service across the trust and the primary care setting in order to provide high quality, cost effective service using research, audit and evidence based practice. To provide specialist care, knowledge, advice, information and education to patients, carers, healthcare professionals and relevant others ensuring individual clinical, psychosocial and emotional needs are met. To participate in service delivery across the trust/primary care/cancer network ensuring that it meets the national recommendations and directives for patients with lung with cancer. The post holder will work with the Trust Lead Clinicians for Lung Cancer in developing and implementing a strategy for the implementation of NICE Improving Outcomes Guidance and IOG Guidelines.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
RGN (level 1) - NMC Registration Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification Evidence of relevant post registration study Evidence of studying at a minimum of level 3 (first degree)
Desirable
MSc level or working towards Counselling skills
Experience Essential
Proven post registration experience with proven experience in specialist field A broad range of experience working with oncology patients and their families who have complex psychosocial needs Experience of change management and service development Experience of audit and research
Desirable
Evidence of leading service development, implementing change, audit and research.
Knowledge Essential
Able to demonstrate highly specialist knowledge of own patient group Knowledge of clinical audit and research process Evidence of CPD Understanding of clinical trials IT competent
Desirable
Use of relevant pharmacology to provide advice to patients/carers/other professionals
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 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)