Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to improve health outcomes for people with lung cancer in Herefordshire through specialist clinical practice and participation in the lung cancer screening programme.

The post holder will work as part of the newly established Lung Cancer Screening Team, integrated with the existing Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) service. The role requires advanced clinical expertise, strong communication skills, and the ability to work across organisational and departmental boundaries while contributing to pathway development and system-level service improvement.

The post supports delivery of the whole lung cancer pathway, including:CT-based lung cancer screening for earlier detection,Diagnosis and management of suspected lung cancer,Surveillance of lung nodules and CT abnormalities andCoordination across primary, secondary and tertiary care pathways.

Main duties of the job

• Work within the Lung Cancer Screening Programme integrated with the Lung Cancer CNS team
• Provide expert clinical knowledge and specialist support to patients, families and professionals
• Manage a complex caseload and act as Key Worker for a defined patient cohort
• Provide holistic assessment and advanced symptom management
• Interpret investigations and contribute to diagnostic decision-making
• Present patients at Screening Review Meetings and Lung Cancer pre and post MDT meetings
• Communicate MDT outcomes sensitively to patients and families
• Use Advanced communication skills when "breaking bad news"
• Provide support pre-diagnosis, post-diagnosis and throughout surveillance
• Deliver nurse-led clinics, face to face and via telephone, including results
• Ensure accurate data collection for national and regional audits
• Implement evidence-based practice
• Support patient experience and service evaluation
• Demonstrate innovation, project management and change management skills
• Participate in local, regional and national professional forums
• Share knowledge across the MDT
• Engage in continuous professional development
• Participate in clinical supervision
• Monitor resource use and escalate variances
• Update patient information resources
• Maintain IT competency and data quality standards

About us

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Details

Date posted

17 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year
pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,
Part-time,
Job share

Reference number

229-MED-7861222-A

Job locations

WVT County Hospital

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further and more details surrounding the job description and main responsibilities, please view the attached job description and person specification.

Job responsibilities

For further and more details surrounding the job description and main responsibilities, please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with relevant degree or equivalent
• Prepared to undertake post registration qualification within speciality or equivalent
• Non-Medical Prescriber or Clinical Assessment qualification

Desirable

• Previous Pleural or procedure training or willingness to undertake
• Advance Communication Qualification

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Knowledge of palliative &/or oncology care

Experience

Essential

• Proven and demonstrable experience and knowledge within speciality

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with relevant degree or equivalent
• Prepared to undertake post registration qualification within speciality or equivalent
• Non-Medical Prescriber or Clinical Assessment qualification

Desirable

• Previous Pleural or procedure training or willingness to undertake
• Advance Communication Qualification

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Knowledge of palliative &/or oncology care

Experience

Essential

• Proven and demonstrable experience and knowledge within speciality

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).

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.

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

[Employer hidden]

Address

WVT County Hospital

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

[Employer hidden]

Address

WVT County Hospital

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist

Catherine Gilsenan

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