Lung Cancer Screening Specialist Nurse

Job responsibilities

This role will be fundamental to the delivery and running of a high quality and effective Targeted Lung Health Check service which will identify asymptomatic people, providing early diagnosis of both lung cancer and other lung diseases.

As a core member of the team, you will deliver patient-centred care by conducting LHC risk assessments virtually.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Providing specialist nursing advice and support.

Referring patients for Low Dose CT scans following IR(ME)R training and accreditation.

Reviewing previous imaging before CT referrals.

Working autonomously as well as within a multidisciplinary team.

Engaging in audits and data collection.

Educating patients and carers, with a focus on health promotion and offer very brief smoking cessation advice and onward referral to local services.

Supporting team members and maintaining high standards of care

To undertake and promote practice sensitive to the needs of patients and families from multicultural backgrounds.

If required, attain, and maintain ARTP accreditation to provide micro-spirometry.

To work with other healthcare professionals to ensure a seamless pathway for patients

Communicate with clinicians, as necessary.

Ensure the safety of members of the public and staff members visiting the community sites.

Contribute to the efficient use and utilisation of resources.

Act on clinical findings and as a resource for escalation within the team in a timely manner.

Adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct and associated guidelines.

Maintain relevant professional registration.

Report any accidents/incidents or ill health, failings in premise equipment or personal protective equipment.

To take care of their own safety and others who may be affected by their actions or omissions.

Maintain appropriate record, adhering to Nursing and Midwifery Council and the TIC Health guidelines on record keeping.

Report clinical and non-clinical incidents through the TIC Health reporting system.

Co-operate with their managers to maintain safe systems and safe workplaces.

Adhere to TIC Health and Departmental Health and Safety policies and use any equipment or personal protective equipment provided to ensure safety.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as an autonomous
• practitioner
• Provide clinical judgement, and decision making in clinical practice.
• Ability to manage and prioritise own workload, and that of the team
• An understanding of current issues relating to the NHS and cancer care.
• A knowledgeable Clinician with the ability to apply evidence-based practice.
• Excellent IT skills
• Possess a working knowledge of respiratory equipment e.g. inhalers, spirometers
• Involvement in the services, service improvement, implementation of new or other healthcare changes
• Experience of developing patient information material
• Understanding of health inequalities.
• Knowledge of the lung cancer pathway
• Respiratory nursing experience
• Participation in audits
• Able to assess and complete risk assessments-works with the team to put plans in place to mitigate this
• Works within scope of practice and adheres to nursing code of conduct
• Adheres to evidence-based practice, guidelines, and policies.
• Understanding of audit and compliance

Desirable

• Knowledge of the lung cancer pathway
• Respiratory nursing experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to plan and prioritise workload and work under minimal supervision
• Hard working, flexible and good
• communication skills
• A caring attitude, patience and empathy and the ability to offer reassurance to colleagues
• Compassionate and caring nurse
• Building and maintaining relationships with
• colleagues
• Motivated commitment to continuing professional development of self and others

Desirable

• Good understanding of IT systems

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Degree in nursing
• Nurse minimum of 3 years Band 6
• Evidence of on-going CPD, relevant to this post

Desirable

• Spirometry qualification
• Consent training.
• IRMER training

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).