SWAG Cancer Alliance Assessor Lung Screening | North NHS Trust

SWAG Cancer Alliance Central Assessor Lung Screening | North Bristol NHS Trust

Employer:

North Bristol NHS

Location:

Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB

Pay:

£47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata for part time roles

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

15/03/2026

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.

You will be working with patients, clinicians, and other partners, to implement the LCS programme across SWAG CA. It is an integral part of the overall programme governance structure with specific responsibility for the safety and operational aspects of the process to select and assess the individual cases for entry into the programme.

You will continually oversee and monitor the clinical programme, the assessment and management of participants and provide day to day leadership of the clinical service.

You will contribute to the setting up of LCS virtual MDT meetings, work closely with the Respiratory Teams across trusts to facilitate robust assurance and governance processes which meet the requirements of the national LCS team.

You will be the key point of contact between the third-party delivery partners, secondary care, screening participants and the SWAG LCS programme team.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.

We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities.

Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals.

We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

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…