About this role
Job summary
The Lung Cancer Screening Programme is designed to enable early detection of lung cancer, improving patient outcomes and saving lives. The programme targets individuals ages 55-74 with a history of smoking who are registered with participating GP practices. Patients are assessed for lung cancer risk trough telephone screening using an accredited risk assessment tool. Advanced systems are employed to identify high-risk individuals, who are then scheduled for low-dose CT scans, enabling early detection and better treatment options. The Lung Cancer Screening Responsible Assessor (LCS RA) will be the main clinical contact for the day to day running of the Lung Cancer Screening Programme based here at St Peters Hospital with collaborative working with colleagues at Royal Surrey County Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will oversee the effective management of the screening review meetings (SRM), ensuring patients are placed on the correct pathway and that results are processed in accordance with local and national LCS protocols, quality standards, and the incidental findings policy.
The LCS RA will have direct line management responsibility for our Lung Cancer Screening administrator.
As the programme's Responsible Assessor, you will collaborate closely with the responsible clinicians and radiologists from the Trust
The Responsible Assessor is clinically responsible for assessing individual cases for eligibility, facilitating accurate monitoring of recruitment, supporting governance, training, and quality improvement, providing leadership during clinics, and ensuring data entry related to assessments.
The Responsible Assessor also acts on clinical findings identified during the eligibility assessment.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Provide nurse led clinics. Undertake comprehensive lung cancer screening health risk assessments. Assess patients suitability to proceed to a diagnostic test, explain and take consent for the diagnostic test, and submit the diagnostic test referral form. Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes. Ensuring recall patients are offered an appointment within the Quality standard guidelines, ensuring any incidental findings are dealt with through the correct and agreed process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
First level degree in related subject or equivalent knowledge, skills and competency gained through clinical experience working at a senior level Post-basic qualification in cancer or a relevant subject in lung cancer care / management or relevant experience in lung cancer nursing. NMC Registration
Experience Essential
Relevant post registration experience at Band 6 or above, in lung cancer nursing. Evidence of advanced communications skills Ability to lead and influence change
Desirable
Previous experience in lung cancer screening
Knowledge Essential
Advanced knowledge of lung cancer treatment and management Knowledge of lung cancer screening and cancer performance targets Demonstrate knowledge and experience of audits and service improvement
Desirable
Awareness of annual Cancer Patient Satisfaction Survey
Skills Essential
Effective communication with all service users and with other staff to ensure that care, treatment and support is not compromised. Ability to hold a clear strategic vision and develop implementation plans to contribute to the development of the service. Facilitate a Screening Review meeting Provide evidence of nurse led clinics
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 Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Ashford & St Peter's Foundation Trust
Guildford Road
Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)