Associate Band 6 CNS- Lung team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

The Band 6 Lung Cancer Associate Nurse provides high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to individuals diagnosed with lung cancer across the cancer pathway. The post holder supports patients and carers through assessment, treatment, and follow-up, working autonomously within the multidisciplinary team. The role includes coordination of the MDT helpline, supporting clinicians in outpatient clinics, symptom management, patient education, and contributing to service development in line with national cancer standards.

• Deliver specialist nursing care to patients with lung cancer, ensuring holistic assessment of physical, psychological, and social needs.

• Act as a key point of contact for patients and carers, providing information, advice, and ongoing support throughout the lung cancer pathway.

• Coordinate and manage the lung cancer MDT helpline, triaging calls, responding to patient and professional enquiries, and escalating concerns appropriately.

• Support medical staff during lung cancer clinics by assisting with patient assessments, symptom management, patient education, and coordination of care.

• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support treatment planning and continuity of care.

• Monitor and manage treatment-related symptoms and side effects, escalating clinical concerns in line with agreed protocols.

• Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in accordance with Trust policies and national guidance.

• Support, supervise, and provide guidance to junior staff, students, and support workers.

• Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives within the lung cancer service.

• Ensure care is delivered in line with evidence-based practice, national cancer guidelines, and Trust policies and procedures

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Cancer experience
• Teaching and assessing qualification or experience
• Leadership and experience in cancer management
• Excellent organisational, communication, leadership and interpersonal skills with an ability to delegate.
• Demonstrates a breadth of general nursing experience, utilising evidence-based Practice
• Dealing with highly sensitive information, carers and staff using a variety of teaching techniques

Desirable

• Fundamentals of Cancer
• Experience with Lung conditions
• Chemotherapy experience
• Immunotherapy experience
• Research qualification
• Physical assessment skills
• Training (ACST) and level 2 psychological skills training
• Demonstratable management experience

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Eastern Road

Brighton

BN25BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)