Senior Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Senior Nurse Lung Cancer Screening

Location: Mobile Surrey & Sussex Contract: Full-time | 12hour shifts (3 days per week) | 7day service

Become part of our Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) team and help deliver a highquality service focused on early diagnosis and improved patient outcomes. Working across key boroughs in Surrey & Sussex, youll support mobile clinics in communities where early detection can make the greatest impact.

Were expanding our nursing workforce and are seeking an experienced and passionate Band 6 Nurse with respiratory expertise to join us. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of a rapidly developing programme making a real difference to patients lives.

As a Senior Nurse, you will deliver professional, compassionate assessments both virtually and in mobile clinics. Youll play a key role in shaping the service, supporting colleagues and contributing to one of the most important public health initiatives in the UK.

If youre motivated, patientcentred and thrive in a dynamic mobile environment, wed love to welcome you to our team.

• Deliver virtual and facetoface LCS clinics, performing respiratory assessments and referring highrisk patients for LowDose CT.
• Provide highquality health promotion, including smoking cessation advice, ensuring safe and supportive patient care.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and contribute to audits, quality improvement and pathway development.
• Work collaboratively with the wider LCS team while acting as a role model and mentor to junior staff.
• Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns, red flags and clinical risks appropriately.

• Lead safe and effective LCS assessments in line with national protocols and relevant accreditations (IRMER/ARTP).
• Support clinical administration, infection control, risk reporting and daytoday operational tasks.
• Provide supervision, guidance and mentorship to junior colleagues and HCAs.
• Contribute to policy development, service improvements and patientexperience initiatives.
• Participate in audits, meetings, failsafe processes and CT pathway management.

• A Registered Nurse with at least 2 years Band 5 respiratory experience and evidence of ongoing CPD.
• A strong communicator with good IT skills and a commitment to inclusive, compassionate patient care.
• Adaptable, resilient and confident working autonomously in mobile clinical environments.
• A supportive team player who brings positivity, professionalism and initiative.
• Holder of a full, clean UK driving licence and willing to undertake additional training (IRMER, smoking cessation, spirometry).

Desirable: Mentorship qualification, ARTP accreditation, smoking cessation training, audit experience.

Person Specification

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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).

Employer details

Employer name

InHealth Group

Address

8 Wainwright Road

Bexhill-on-sea

Sussex

TN393UR

Employer's website

https://www.inhealthgroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)