Job summary
The Lung Cancer Screening Support Nurse plays a key role in delivering a high-quality, patient-centred lung cancer screening service. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the post-holder supports the coordination, and follow-up of individuals referred for lung health checks and low-dose CT screening.
Main duties of the job
The nurse provides expert guidance, health education, and holistic support to patients throughout the screening pathway, ensuring they fully understand the purpose of screening, potential outcomes, and next steps.
The role requires excellent communication, compassion, and organisational skills, with a strong focus on early detection, reducing health inequalities, and promoting positive health behaviours. The Lung Cancer Screening Support Nurse contributes to service development, maintains accurate documentation, and upholds clinical quality and safety standards to improve outcomes for people at risk of lung cancer.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description attached to view main responsibilities and duties of role.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description attached to view main responsibilities and duties of role.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RGN (level 1)
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification
- Evidence of relevant post registration study
Desirable
- Evidence of studying at a minimum of level 3 (first degree)
- MSc level or working towards.
- Counselling skills
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Proven post registration experience
- A broad range of experience working with patients and their families who have complex psychosocial needs
- Able to evidence knowledge of clinical audit and research process
- Evidence of CPD
- Understanding of clinical trials IT literate (MS office, Excel, Word)
Desirable
- Proven post registration experience within respiratory medicine.
- Can demonstrate evidence of service development, implementing change, audit, and research
- Use of relevant pharmacology to provide advice to patients/carers/other professionals
- Experience of teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- Relevant band 6 experience
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to communicate disease, treatment, and related information to patients, carers, and others
- Able to communicate complex/sensitive/technical information, clearly, succinctly and with empathy in a variety of settings
- Ability to organise, prioritise and co-ordinate your own workload and work autonomously
- Time management
- Ability to influence and motivate others of improve evidence-based nursing practices
- Able to perform advanced clinical skills
- Able to communicate disease, treatment, and related information to patients, carers, and others Able to communicate complex/sensitive/technical information, clearly, succinctly and with empathy in a variety of settings Ability to organise, prioritise and co-ordinate your own workload and work autonomously Time management Ability to influence and motivate others of improve evidence-based nursing practices Able to perform advanced clinical skills Able to present information to other professional groups
Desirable
- Involvement in Trust wide initiatives and committees
Personal qualities
Essential
- Able to prioritise work
- Able to work within a multi-professional team
- Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate Initiative
- Professional attitude to work
- Diplomatic and calm under pressure
- Willingness to learn new skills
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RGN (level 1)
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification
- Evidence of relevant post registration study
Desirable
- Evidence of studying at a minimum of level 3 (first degree)
- MSc level or working towards.
- Counselling skills
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Proven post registration experience
- A broad range of experience working with patients and their families who have complex psychosocial needs
- Able to evidence knowledge of clinical audit and research process
- Evidence of CPD
- Understanding of clinical trials IT literate (MS office, Excel, Word)
Desirable
- Proven post registration experience within respiratory medicine.
- Can demonstrate evidence of service development, implementing change, audit, and research
- Use of relevant pharmacology to provide advice to patients/carers/other professionals
- Experience of teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- Relevant band 6 experience
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to communicate disease, treatment, and related information to patients, carers, and others
- Able to communicate complex/sensitive/technical information, clearly, succinctly and with empathy in a variety of settings
- Ability to organise, prioritise and co-ordinate your own workload and work autonomously
- Time management
- Ability to influence and motivate others of improve evidence-based nursing practices
- Able to perform advanced clinical skills
- Able to communicate disease, treatment, and related information to patients, carers, and others Able to communicate complex/sensitive/technical information, clearly, succinctly and with empathy in a variety of settings Ability to organise, prioritise and co-ordinate your own workload and work autonomously Time management Ability to influence and motivate others of improve evidence-based nursing practices Able to perform advanced clinical skills Able to present information to other professional groups
Desirable
- Involvement in Trust wide initiatives and committees
Personal qualities
Essential
- Able to prioritise work
- Able to work within a multi-professional team
- Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate Initiative
- Professional attitude to work
- Diplomatic and calm under pressure
- Willingness to learn new skills
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
Employer's website
https://www.wsh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
