Job summary
The post holder will be a Registered Nurse with a respiratory knowledge. The aim is to improve patient care by gaining a greater insight into lung cancer and its causes and to improve early detection of lung cancer by defining optimal screening strategies, tailored on population, participant, lung nodule and other important risk factors. The post holder will be responsible for completing lung health checks and risk assessments and identify the right pathway for those identified through the screening for further diagnostic tests and management.
The lung health check programme will enable the early detection of lung cancer in order to save lives by early intervention and will produce a dataset which will be utilised to improve the identification and outcome of individuals with a high risk of developing lung cancer. In particular personal and lifestyle data used to generate lung cancer risk scores and clinical data relating to lung cancer diagnosis will contribute to a greater understanding of early detection methodology, improving future implementation.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the Lung Health Checks Assessor will be to complete risk assessments of identified patients, perform spirometry, support the clinician in receiving CT reports and to co-ordinate the MDT meetings required to keep the flow of patient care effective between all providers. The post will include supporting the Lung Health Check Responsible Assessor with the coordination of the service being delivered across multiple locations in line with local CT scanning capacity, patient choice, and the day to day link with our GP colleagues and community teams, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire ICB's, the admin hub, Business Intelligence and Operational Lead. They will also be required to represent the service at appropriate meetings within the Trust and to promote the service to the wider health community when the Lung Health Check Responsible Assessor is unable to attend.
The post holder will be expected to provide knowledge and care to the patient and their carers. The post-holder will provide education and training to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.
About us
We're a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.
We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt 'best practice' so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
Should we receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oLevel 1 Registered Nurse
- oDegree or diploma in nursing or evidence of recent relevant experience and CPD at least at diploma level
- oTeaching qualification or relevant experience.
- oWorking knowledge of the Targeted Lung Health Checks Service
Desirable
- oLeadership qualification
- oManagement qualification
- oAdvanced Communication skills qualification
Occupational Experience
Essential
- oMinimum 4 years post registration experience
- oMinimum 2 years' experience within respiratory medicine
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oLevel 1 Registered Nurse
- oDegree or diploma in nursing or evidence of recent relevant experience and CPD at least at diploma level
- oTeaching qualification or relevant experience.
- oWorking knowledge of the Targeted Lung Health Checks Service
Desirable
- oLeadership qualification
- oManagement qualification
- oAdvanced Communication skills qualification
Occupational Experience
Essential
- oMinimum 4 years post registration experience
- oMinimum 2 years' experience within respiratory medicine
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
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Scunthorpe and Grimsby - Crossite working
Scunthorpe and Grimsby - Crossite working
DN15 7BH
Employer's website
https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
