Job summary
This is a compelling opportunity for an experienced nurse with a passion for lung cancer care. The ideal candidate will possess:
- Extensive Experience: Demonstrated expertise in lung cancer nursing, particularly at Band 6 or above, ensuring high-level clinical knowledge and the ability to manage complex cases.
- Patient Support: A deep commitment to patient care, offering valuable support to those undergoing lung cancer treatment, while providing emotional and clinical guidance.
- Leadership: The ability to act as a role model for staff outside the expert team, using excellent interpersonal skills to lead, mentor, and motivate others.
- Administrative Skills: Proficiency in maintaining patient records and databases, with a thorough understanding of the current lung cancer pathways, ensuring the smooth operation of the service.
- Commitment: A driven, visionary, and initiative-taking individual, capable of meeting the demands of a dynamic service. This permanent role requires working five days a week (Monday to Friday) to ensure comprehensive service delivery.
This role is ideal for a dedicated nurse looking to make a significant impact in lung cancer care.
This post is a permanent post and to ensure that the requirements of the service are met, the post holder will be expected to work over 5 days (Monday to Friday)
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work collaboratively with patients and professional staff delivering high quality care in both the hospital and community settings.
You will be expected to visit patients in the acute setting to undertake a holistic review of their needs and where appropriate suggest amended plans of care
You will undertake supportive home visits for patients where indicated
In addition to being a qualified nurse, the successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate excellent computer/ IT skills to include Microsoft Office Package, and be enthusiastic about the field of smoking cessation and health promotion
Experience in clinical audit and data collection is desirable. You must be able to communicate effectively at all levels, have an understanding of managing your own caseload, demonstrate effective teamwork and participate in ongoing audit programmes.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC Pin within the next 2-3 months. Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
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
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance.
This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC Pin within the next 2-3 months. Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
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
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance.
This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
Person Specification
qualifications,
Essential
- Degree/ Diploma in Nursing
- Valid current NMC registration
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of sound clinical reasoning
Desirable
- Training course within field of respiratory nursing/ lung cancer
skills and experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience
- Evidence of sound clinical reasoning
- Computer literacy
- Application form demonstrates a genuine interest in lung cancer and health promotion
- Able to work autonomously
- Application form demonstrates evidence of good organisational skills
Desirable
- Experience working within the field of respiratory nursing/ health promotion
- Experience working within the respiratory field
- Experience of research
- Experience of audit
- Teaching
Person Specification
qualifications,
Essential
- Degree/ Diploma in Nursing
- Valid current NMC registration
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Evidence of sound clinical reasoning
Desirable
- Training course within field of respiratory nursing/ lung cancer
skills and experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience
- Evidence of sound clinical reasoning
- Computer literacy
- Application form demonstrates a genuine interest in lung cancer and health promotion
- Able to work autonomously
- Application form demonstrates evidence of good organisational skills
Desirable
- Experience working within the field of respiratory nursing/ health promotion
- Experience working within the respiratory field
- Experience of research
- Experience of audit
- Teaching
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).