Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Lung Cancer Screening Programme Coordinator

The closing date is 17 February 2026

Job summary

Please Note:

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK independently, with a visa or immigration status that allows them to fulfil the full duration and type of contract offered. The Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust will be working with the Kent & Medway Cancer Alliance to launch the Lung Cancer Screening Programme (LCSP). The post holder will be working within a newly developed team, working collaboratively with the LCSP Programme Manager, nursing colleagues, respiratory team, community colleagues to support partnership working with the GP Practices and smoking cessation services. The LCSP service, will be based at the North Kent Community Diagnostic centre, owned and managed by the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.

The Kent and Medway Cancer Alliance is one of the phase 3 pilot sites for the national programme for LCSP. This programme will offer a lung health check and a subsequent low-dose CT scan if clinically indicated to eligible patients. The aim is to diagnose lung cancer at an early stage, improving treatment outcomes for patients. The LCSP programme will be offered to current and former smokers, aged between 55 and 74. In the Dartford Gravesham and Swanley area.

Main duties of the job

As Lung Cancer Screening Programme Coordinator you will be first point of contact for the patients identified for the programme. Conducting the telephone lung health checks, with patients and working closely with a clinical team to support the patient flow and experience. You will be responsible for supporting the admin and running of the Screening Review Meeting (SRM) and Multi-Disciplinary meeting (MDM).

About us

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,860 to £31,671 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

252-7755940

Job locations

NK Community Diagnostic Centre

East Hill

Dartford

DA1 1SA

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist in all administrative aspects of the Lung Cancer Screening Programme (LCSP)

To conduct a telephone questionnaire with those patients identified for a Lung Health Check.

Working closely with clinical team to support patient flow and positive patient experience

Be able to refer and sign post to the clinical team as appropriate for complex decisions

Maintain the LCSP, PAS and Infoflex services database. Responsible for inputting and amending data accurately and securely.

Support the provision of the helpline service by resolving queries referred to the LCSP.

Deal with queries from patients/relatives confidentially and sensitively and refer on to the appropriate area for resolution if required.

Provide patients/relatives with general non-clinical advice and information about the LCSP.

Implement the national guidance for setting up a LSCP which will continuously evolve.

Prepare for screening clinics including patient note retrieval and tracking of patients progress within the screening pathway.

Maintain accurate tracer records of patients notes.

Track the progress of screening patients through the pathway ensuring that radiology results are received in line with the national guidelines for the programme. Contacting pathology departments to ensure that the reports are completed within the 7 day target for all patients.

Collect data relating to all screening patients and prepare statistical reports

Maintain a database of all surveillance screening patients

Work with MDT coordinators to ensure that screening patients diagnosed with cancer are added to an appropriate MDT and ensure that all paperwork relating to these patients is shared with the MDT coordinators and cancer teams.

Work alongside the PTL team and update Infloflex system.

Ensure supplies of patient literature are ordered and maintained from NHSE.

Work autonomously as an effective team member.

Manage meeting processes, including MDT and SRM, preparing agendas, taking, producing, and circulating accurate minutes of meetings.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the radiology teams, the hub, Cancer Clinical Teams, public health, MDT co-coordinators and consultant secretaries

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other departments so as to ensure that diagnostic tests and treatments are undertaken in agreed time frames.

Produce ad hoc reports when required.

Inform the Lung Cancer Screening Programme Manager of any data or organisational issues that may arise.

Inform Lung Cancer Screening Programme Manager of any issues relating to patient pathways

Attend Trust or screening programme meetings as required.

Ensure confidentiality and security of data in accordance with organisational requirements and in line with the data protection act.

Provide limited cover for absence for other administrator/s as appropriate and possible within time available.

Ensure attendance at department training sessions as required for professional/service development