Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Are you passionate about providing expert care and support to patients living with lung cancer? Join our dedicated team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Lung Cancer.

As a Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at UHCW, you will play a pivotal role in supporting patients diagnosed with lung cancer, offering expert clinical guidance, and providing emotional support throughout their care journey. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will ensure patients receive personalised, holistic care tailored to their individual needs, from diagnosis through to treatment and beyond. You will be responsible for:

• Assessing, diagnosing, and managing the clinical needs of lung cancer patients.
• Providing high-level expertise on treatment options, symptom management, and side effect support.
• Delivering compassionate, patient-centred care, while also offering guidance to families and caregivers.
• Acting as a key liaison between patients, their families, and the health-care team to coordinate care.
• Educating and empowering patients to make informed decisions about their treatment and care.
• Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as required.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
• Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring varying levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates - if you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse with:

• Substantial experience in oncology or respiratory, with a focus on lung cancer preferred.
• Advanced clinical assessment skills and a passion for providing high-quality patient care.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusting relationships with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
• A commitment to continuing professional development and working towards an advanced level of nursing practice.
• A current NMC registration.

Join us at UHCW and help make a difference in the fight against lung cancer!

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

Pathway to Excellence® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (). By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team. The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society.

We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• Supportive management and a collaborative, friendly team.
• Access to cutting-edge resources and technology.
• A competitive benefits package, including pension schemes, health benefits, and generous annual leave.