Job summary
This is a part time role for 30 hours/week.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist ready to take the next step into a leadership position, with opportunities to influence service development and drive innovation in lung cancer care. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic nurse leader with a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to lead our Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team. You will have a key role in shaping the future of the lung cancer service, ensuring people affected by lung cancer receive exceptional support throughtout their cancer pathway.
You will provide clinical leadership, professional guidance, and oversight for the specialist nursing team. Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will maintain a clinical presence across the Trust, offering expert assessment, advice, and support to patients and carers. Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, you will ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care for people affected by lung cancer.
Main duties of the job
The Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Team Leader (Band 7) will provide advanced clinical expertise and day-to-day leadership to the lung cancer specialist nursing team at Great Western Hospital. Working collaboratively with respiratory medicine, oncology, palliative care, and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), the post holder will ensure the delivery of a high-quality, patient-centred lung cancer service.
The Lung Cancer CNS team delivers a proactive and responsive service, coordinating the lung cancer pathway from pre-diagnosis, through treatment, and into palliative and end-of-life care. The post holder will act as a key worker for patients, providing expert clinical, psychological, and supportive care, while contributing to service improvement, clinical governance, and quality assurance in line with national guidance.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Promotes and develops the specialist advisory and supportive role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Lung Cancer, demonstrating advanced clinical skills and knowledge base supported by post registration education and qualification.
Demonstrate exemplar nursing practice, delivering high-quality, individualised, evidence-based care in line with the Trust Nursing Strategy and the 6Cs.
Act as a Key Worker for patients with suspected or confirmed lung cancer, providing advanced clinical assessment, coordination, and continuity of care across the entire pathway.
Use specialist clinical expertise to manage complex symptoms, treatment-related side effects, and supportive care needs.
Provide skilled psychological support to patients and families, including facilitating difficult conversations and supporting informed decision-making.
Advocate for patients and carers, ensuring care is compassionate, equitable, and responsive to individual needs and preferences.
Lead and deliver nurse-led clinics, including assessment, follow-up, education, treatment support, remote monitoring, and completion of end-of-treatment summaries.
Please see attached Job Description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Promotes and develops the specialist advisory and supportive role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Lung Cancer, demonstrating advanced clinical skills and knowledge base supported by post registration education and qualification.
Demonstrate exemplar nursing practice, delivering high-quality, individualised, evidence-based care in line with the Trust Nursing Strategy and the 6Cs.
Act as a Key Worker for patients with suspected or confirmed lung cancer, providing advanced clinical assessment, coordination, and continuity of care across the entire pathway.
Use specialist clinical expertise to manage complex symptoms, treatment-related side effects, and supportive care needs.
Provide skilled psychological support to patients and families, including facilitating difficult conversations and supporting informed decision-making.
Advocate for patients and carers, ensuring care is compassionate, equitable, and responsive to individual needs and preferences.
Lead and deliver nurse-led clinics, including assessment, follow-up, education, treatment support, remote monitoring, and completion of end-of-treatment summaries.
Please see attached Job Description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 registered with NMC
- Speciality qualification at Masters Level or equivalent knowledge and experience (or working towards Masters)
- Teaching & Assessing qualification or equivalent experience
- Advanced Communication skills, Psychological level 2 training
- Demonstrate evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Respiratory &/or oncology qualification
- Psychological level 2 training
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Working towards Master's qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Significant experience working at Band 6 working at a senior level
- Experience in oncology and/or respiratory care
- Experience in developing specialised programmes of care relevant to the speciality service
- Experience in developing and training staff
- Implementation of change to improve services/patient experience
- Budget holder responsibility
- Evidence of involvement in Clinical Governance
- Health and Safety in relation to the speciality
- Ability to lead clinical audit
- Evidence of sound management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Has a varied clinical background
- Evidence of involvement in service users' advocacy and complaints resolution
- Risk Management & incident Investigation
- Project management experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 registered with NMC
- Speciality qualification at Masters Level or equivalent knowledge and experience (or working towards Masters)
- Teaching & Assessing qualification or equivalent experience
- Advanced Communication skills, Psychological level 2 training
- Demonstrate evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Respiratory &/or oncology qualification
- Psychological level 2 training
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Working towards Master's qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Significant experience working at Band 6 working at a senior level
- Experience in oncology and/or respiratory care
- Experience in developing specialised programmes of care relevant to the speciality service
- Experience in developing and training staff
- Implementation of change to improve services/patient experience
- Budget holder responsibility
- Evidence of involvement in Clinical Governance
- Health and Safety in relation to the speciality
- Ability to lead clinical audit
- Evidence of sound management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Has a varied clinical background
- Evidence of involvement in service users' advocacy and complaints resolution
- Risk Management & incident Investigation
- Project management experience
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).
