SWAG Cancer Alliance Assessor Lung Screening

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Cancer Alliances are unique. We are the primary vehicle for delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer and improvements in cancer performance. By collaborating across organisational boundaries, we put the patient at the heart of what we do. In other words, creating a culture and systems which empowers people to do the right thing.

Therefore, this is a unique and exciting role for the next step in your career!

We need a Nurse or AHP Responsible Assessor as part of our Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) Programme. This clinical leadership role is central to the successful delivery of this programme.

We offer those joining us a new challenge in a fast pace and forward-thinking innovation and improvement environment. If you are passionate about making a difference to cancer care as our team is, this is the role for you. You will be supported by a robust orientation and structured development pathway.

The overall purpose of the Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) Programme is to enable the early detection of lung cancer to save lives. This role will be fundamental in the delivery and running of a high quality and effective LCS service. The LCS programme has been implemented throughout England, in areas identified with high disease prevalence, where significant impact can be made from the recognition of early-stage lung cancer & offering curative treatment.

The Central Responsible Assessor (RA) facilitates the clinical flow of the LCS programme participants. The Central RA oversees that all participants follow the pathways outlined in the national and local SOPs, including any participants that have an abnormality reported on their CT scan. They support the delivery of the national optimal lung cancer pathway within SWAG trusts for screening identified patients.

They are responsible for the leadership of the process to select and assess the individual cases for entry into the programme, the Lung Health Check (LHC), and the risk assessment for lung cancer.

The successful candidate will act as a conduit between the LCS LHC nurses, supplier responsible assessor, local medical and nursing teams across both primary and secondary care, SWAG LCS team, and screening participants. They will work closely under the supervision of the Clinical Director and alongside key clinical stakeholders to ensure the delivery and successful implementation of the screening programme and coordinate the onward care and management of all actionable LCS findings.

The Central RA will hold clinical oversight and responsibility to communicate complex findings and ensure timely coordination of patients on the screening pathway and contribute to the setting up of both virtual and attended LCS SRM meetings working closely with the Respiratory Teams, Responsible Clinicians, and Responsible Radiologists across multiple trusts who will provide onward care and management of LCS actionable findings.

They will oversee and ensure the smooth running of multiple Screening…